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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 Eagleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagleville 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 Eagleville:
    • 40.469200, -93.987957
    • 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 Eagleville
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since Eagleville is near Decatur County and also Ringgold County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ringgold 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 Eagleville

Communities Also Named Eagleville ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Eagleville.

Within Missouri, the name Eagleville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Modoc County
      • This Eagleville is located in Modoc County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Modoc County community of Eagleville.
      • Yuba County
      • This Eagleville is located in Yuba County and lies 1,429 miles [2,299.8 km] to the west of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Eagleville.
    • Connecticut
      • Tolland County
      • This Eagleville is located in Tolland County and lies 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km]<1> to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Eagleville.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Eagleville [Churchill County].
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Eagleville [Mineral County].
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Eagleville is located in Madison County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Eagleville.
      • Washington County
      • This Eagleville is located in Washington County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km] to the east northeast of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Eagleville.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Eagleville.
      • Wood County
      • This Eagleville is located in Wood County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Eagleville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Eagleville is located in Centre County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Eagleville.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Eagleville is located in Montgomery County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km] to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Eagleville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Newport County
      • This Eagleville is located in Newport County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the east of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport County community of Eagleville.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Eagleville is located in Rutherford County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Eagleville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • This Eagleville is located in Waukesha County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagleville that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Eagleville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagleville ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bolton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolton is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Burrows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee is located in Ringgold County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lone Star
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Pinhook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pinhook is located in Gentry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Saline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saline is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Wildwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Eagleville to ...

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

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

  • Bethany, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Eagleville to Bethany, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 905 miles [1,456.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eagleville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Eagleville 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 Eagleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4692, Longitude: -93.9880    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.697 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.023 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.091 degrees.