Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fristoe:
  • 38.116696, -93.275756
  • 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 Fristoe

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Fristoe is near Hickory County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Fristoe

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fristoe ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Cross Timbers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
• Dell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dell is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Dell Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dell Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
• Edwards
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edwards is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <1>
• Jordan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordan is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Knobby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Knobby is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobby
• Majorville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Majorville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
  • Former name for Majorville:
  • Hockman
• Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford

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

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fristoe to Warsaw, 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 877 miles [1,411.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,200 miles [8,368.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'