Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gidson:
  • 36.329786, -89.933979
  • 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 Gidson

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Gidson is near Dunklin County and also New Madrid County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid 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 Gidson

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gidson ...

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.

• Bell City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• Bragg City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Carryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carryville is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carryville
• Frisbee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Frisbee is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisbee
• Homestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Netherlands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Page
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Page is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Peach Orchard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Pine City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine City is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Swift
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Terry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
• Tinkerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gidson to Caruthersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,145 miles [8,280.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'