Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Friendly Valley:
  • 37.690054, -89.910665
  • 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 Friendly Valley

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Friendly Valley is near Bollinger County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Friendly Valley

Communities Also Named Friendly Valley ...

We found one communities that are also named Friendly Valley.

Within Missouri, the name Friendly Valley is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Friendly Valley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Los Angeles County
    • Although located in Los Angeles County, we don't know the location within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Friendly Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendly Valley ...

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.

• Alliance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Apple Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
• Brewer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Brewer is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Crosstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Crosstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Eureka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Highland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lithium
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lithium is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
• Lixville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
• Longtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Longtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Saline Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saline Junction is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Junction
• Silver Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

How Far From Friendly Valley 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 Friendly Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Friendly Valley to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'