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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 Ebb, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ebb 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 Ebb:
- 37.931144, -93.876325
- 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 Ebb
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Ebb is near Cedar County and also Vernon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cedar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon 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 Ebb
Communities Also Named Ebb ...
We found two communities that are also named Ebb.
Within Missouri, the name Ebb is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Ebb is located in Grant County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ebb that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Ebb.
- Florida
- Madison County
- This Ebb is located in Madison County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ebb that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Ebb.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebb ...
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.
- Birdsong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsong is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Blackjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Cedar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Crooks Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Springs
- El Dorado Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Story ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Story is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Willowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
How Far From Ebb 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 Ebb to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ebb once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ebb and extending to:
- Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ebb to Osceola, with an average speed<4> 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 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 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,348 miles [11,825.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,233 miles [8,421.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ebb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Ebb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ebb 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 Ebb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9311, Longitude: -93.8763 In this case, the coordinates for Ebb have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.48 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.442 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.54 degrees. |
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