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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eagle Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Rock and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eagle Rock:
    • 36.548124, -93.754361
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eagle Rock
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eagle Rock ...

We found five communities that share the name Eagle Rock.

Within Missouri, the name Eagle Rock is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Eagle Rock is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the west of the Eagle Rock that is located in Barry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Eagle Rock.
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Eagle Rock [Bonneville County].
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Eagle Rock is located in Wake County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Rock that is located in Barry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Eagle Rock.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Eagle Rock is located in Venango County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Rock that is located in Barry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Eagle Rock.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Eagle Rock is located in Botetourt County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Rock that is located in Barry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Eagle Rock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Rock ...

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.

  • Arrow Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Point
    • Arrow Point is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Beaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Carroll County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
  • Chain-O-Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chain-O-Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
    • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Emerald Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
    • Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
  • Golden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Barry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
  • Holiday Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Junction ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
    • Junction is located in Carroll County (AR)
  • Mineral Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Spring
    • Mineral Spring is located in Barry County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Carroll County (AR)
  • Shell Knob
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tunnel ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel
    • Tunnel is located in Carroll County (AR)

How Far From Eagle Rock to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eagle Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eagle Rock and extending to:

  • Cassville, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Rock to Cassville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,293 miles [8,518.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5481, Longitude: -93.7544       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Eagle Rock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Eagle Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.299 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.052 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.732 degrees.









 

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