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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 Howardville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howardville 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 Howardville:
- 36.568431, -89.597220
- 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 Howardville
- 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
- Since Howardville is near Lake County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Howardville
Communities Also Named Howardville ...
We found four communities that are also named Howardville.
Within Missouri, the name Howardville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Howardville is located in Floyd County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Howardville that is located in New Madrid County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Howardville.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Howardville is located in Oswego County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Howardville that is located in New Madrid County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Howardville.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Howardville is located in Hamilton County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Howardville that is located in New Madrid County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Howardville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howardville ...
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.
- Charter Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Cody ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cody is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Forest Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
- Hurricane Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
- Linda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linda is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
- Lone Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Portageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sky is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky
How Far From Howardville 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 Howardville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howardville and extending to:
- New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Howardville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,516 miles [10,486.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,120 miles [8,239.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howardville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Howardville 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 Howardville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5684, Longitude: -89.5972 In this case, the coordinates for Howardville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.588 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.915 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.83 degrees. |
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