Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jerktail:
  • 37.424470, -92.437099
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Jerktail

• 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wright County
  • Since Jerktail is near Laclede County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Laclede County
  • eBird sighting report for Texas 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jerktail ...

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.

• Competition
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
  • Competition is located in Laclede County
• Drew
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
  • Drew is located in Laclede County
• Durbin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Durbin is located in Wright County
• Green Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
• Grovespring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovespring
  • Grovespring is located in Wright County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovespring <2>
• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Laclede County
• Maines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maines
  • Maines is located in Wright County
• Mingsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingsville
  • Mingsville is located in Wright County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Jerktail once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Jerktail and extending to:

• Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jerktail to Hartville, with an average speed<5> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,198 miles [8,365.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/