Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Homestown:
  • 36.331823, -89.824232
  • 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 Homestown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestown ...

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.

• Blazer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Bragg City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Braggadocio
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
• Gill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Netherlands
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Peach Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
• Portageville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <1>
• Stanley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanley is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Swift
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Swift is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Terry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Homestown to Caruthersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 201 miles [323.5 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,263 miles [11,688.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'