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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Mound Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Mound Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Green Mound Ridge:
- 36.893239, -93.250281
- 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 Green Mound Ridge
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Green Mound Ridge is near Taney County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 Green Mound Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Mound Ridge ...
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.
- Chestnutridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Christian Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christian Center is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Center
- Day
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamesville is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Lawing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawing is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawing
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Saddlebrooke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Green Mound Ridge 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 Green Mound Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Green Mound Ridge and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green Mound Ridge to Ozark, 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 130 miles [209.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,375 miles [11,868.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,256 miles [8,458.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Mound Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Green Mound Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Mound Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8932, Longitude: -93.2503 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.99 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.738 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.435 degrees. |
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