Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Iuka Springs:
  • 38.097529, -93.921328
  • 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 Iuka Springs

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Iuka Springs is near Bates County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Iuka Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Iuka Springs ...

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.

• Chalk Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Chloe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Crooks Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Springs
• Deepwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepwater is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <1>
• Ebb ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ebb is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
• Indian Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Indian Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Ohio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Prairie City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Prairie City is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
• Rockville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockville is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Story ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Story is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story

How Far From Iuka Springs 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 community such as Iuka Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Iuka Springs to Osceola, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'