Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Howes 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 Howes Mill:
  • 37.617823, -91.291804
  • 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 Howes 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
  • Since Howes Mill is near Reynolds County and also Iron County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron 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 Howes Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howes 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.

• Bixby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bixby is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <1>
• Boss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boss is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
• Buick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Buick is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buick
• Bunker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <1>
• Bunker Camp ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bunker Camp is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Camp
• Dent Ford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dent Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Ford
• Fawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fawn is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
• Halcyon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Halcyon is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Junction Lookout ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Junction Lookout is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Lookout
• Red Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
• Short Bend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Short Bend is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
• Stone Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
• Turtle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Howes Mill to Salem, 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 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 5,142 miles [8,275.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'