Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Holmes Place:
  • 36.538669, -90.193433
  • 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 Holmes Place

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Holmes Place ...

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.

• Bethany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Bradyville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradyville is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
• Brian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brian is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
• Carryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Carryville is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carryville
• Crockett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Crockett is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Greenway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
• Mayberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mayberry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mitchell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Page
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Page is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Pine City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine City is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
• Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Spoonerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Spoonerville is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
• Valley Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge

How Far From Holmes Place to ...

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

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

• Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Holmes Place to Kennett, 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 177 miles [284.9 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 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 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,269 miles [11,698.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'