Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heitmans Mill:
  • 37.596445, -90.028444
  • 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 Heitmans Mill

• 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
  • Since Heitmans Mill is near Perry County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Heitmans Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heitmans Mill ...

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.

• Alliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
• Corners
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corners is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
• Cornwall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cornwall is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Cross Roads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Friendly Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Hurricane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Lixville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
• Precinct
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

• Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Heitmans Mill to Marble Hill, 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 most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'