Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hanleyville:
  • 36.688667, -90.290105
  • 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 Hanleyville

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Hanleyville is near Dunklin County and also Stoddard 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 Stoddard 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 Hanleyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanleyville ...

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.

• Bradyville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bradyville is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
• Cedar Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Empire is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Green Forest
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Forest is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Green Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Oaks is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Kelly Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
• Mayberry
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mayberry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Morocco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morocco is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
• Poplar Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <1>
• Shady Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Dell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Vinegar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

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

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

• Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hanleyville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,266 miles [11,693.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'