Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Etterville:
  • 38.367531, -92.470185
  • 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 Etterville

• 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 Miller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Since Etterville is near Cole County and also Moniteau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cole County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moniteau 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 Etterville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Etterville ...

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.

• Bass
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bass is located in Cole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Eugene
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eugene is located in Cole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eugene <1>
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• High Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Moniteau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Marys Home
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marys Home is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pleasant Mount
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
• Rocky Mount
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Mount is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
• Scrivner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scrivner is located in Cole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrivner
• Spring Garden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Garden is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

How Far From Etterville 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 community such as Etterville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Etterville and extending to:

• Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Miller County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Etterville to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<3> 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 832 miles [1,339 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,156 miles [8,297.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'