Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gentryville:
  • 40.133889, -94.34538
  • 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 Gentryville

• 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 Gentry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry County
  • Since Gentryville is near DeKalb County and also Harrison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison 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 Gentryville

Communities Also Named Gentryville ...

We found two communities that are also named Gentryville.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Gentryville.

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

• Communities Located In Missouri ...
  • Douglas County
    • This Gentryville is located in Douglas County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gentryville that is located in Gentry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Gentryville.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Spencer County
    • This Gentryville is located in Spencer County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gentryville that is located in Gentry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Gentryville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gentryville ...

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.

• Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berlin is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Fairport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fairport is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairport
  • From Gentryville to Fairport
• Ford City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ford City is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
• Island City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Island City is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
• King City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
• Mount Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pinhook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pinhook is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Voyage ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Voyage is located in Gentry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gentryville and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Gentry County, lies just to the North.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Gentryville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,149 miles [8,286.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'