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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drynob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drynob and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Drynob:
- 37.641709, -92.450447
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Drynob
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Drynob is near Pulaski County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Drynob
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drynob ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Competition
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Falcon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hazelgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazelgreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Sleeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sleeper is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
- Twin Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
How Far From Drynob to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Drynob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drynob and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Drynob to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drynob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Drynob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drynob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6417, Longitude: -92.4504 In this case, the coordinates for Drynob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.279 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.918 degrees. |
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