Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 La Forge:
  • 36.671567, -89.525311
  • 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 La Forge

• 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 La Forge is near Mississippi County and also Stoddard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 La Forge

Curious and Interesting Names Near La Forge ...

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.

• Airline Acres
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
• Champion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Champion is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
• Charter Oak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
• Cody ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cody is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Howardville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
• Hurricane Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
• Little River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Pinhook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
• Pulltight
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulltight is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Sky
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sky is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky
• Three States
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Three States is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from La Forge 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 698 miles [1,123.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,112 miles [8,227 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'