Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Prairie

• 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 East Prairie:
  • 36.778932, -89.384132
  • 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 East Prairie

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since East Prairie is near New Madrid County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 East Prairie

Communities Also Named East Prairie ...

We found one communities that are also named East Prairie.

Within Missouri, the name East Prairie is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named East Prairie in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Prairie ...

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.

• Airline Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
• Buckeye
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Champion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Champion is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Henson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Henson is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
• Miner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
• Never Spur ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Never Spur is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Never Spur
• Pinhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
• Pulltight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pulltight is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Thirtyfour Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
• Wolf Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island

How Far From East Prairie 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 city such as East Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in East Prairie and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from East Prairie to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,497 miles [10,455.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'