Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Good Water:
  • 37.713550, -91.046887
  • 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 Good Water

• 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Since Good Water is near Washington County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Good Water

Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Water ...

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.

• Bixby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bixby is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <1>
• Boss
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Boss is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
• Brazil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brazil is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
• Buick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buick is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buick
• Czar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Czar
  • From Good Water to Czar
• Enough
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Enough is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enough
• Goodland ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodland is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
• Maxwells Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maxwells Mill is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Mill
• Quaker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
• Red Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Sunlight
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunlight is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunlight
  • From Good Water to Sunlight

How Far From Good Water to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Good Water to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Good Water to Ironton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'