Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hurricane Ridge:
  • 36.634225, -89.664247
  • 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 Hurricane Ridge

• 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 Hurricane Ridge is near Stoddard County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Hurricane Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurricane Ridge ...

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.

• Champion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Champion is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Charter Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
• Cody ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cody is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Crumpecker ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
• Forest Spur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
• Hills Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Howardville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
• Lone Star
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Marco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marco is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
• Sky
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sky is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky

How Far From Hurricane Ridge 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 Hurricane Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hurricane Ridge to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,515 miles [10,484.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,119 miles [8,238.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'