Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake Spring:
  • 37.782542, -91.678764
  • 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 Lake Spring

• 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 Lake Spring is near Phelps County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Lake Spring

Communities Also Named Lake Spring ...

We found one communities that are also named Lake Spring.

Within Missouri, the name Lake Spring is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Lake Spring in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Salem City
    • This Lake Spring is located in Salem City and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lake Spring that is located in Dent County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Lake Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Spring ...

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.

• Austria ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Austria is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austria
• Cook Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
• De Camp ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • De Camp is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp
• Dean Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dean Ford is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
• Deep Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
• Dent Ford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Ford
• Flat
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flat is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
• Jack
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Maples
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Maples is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Short Bend
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Short Bend is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
• Smoky Hollow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
• Yancy Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Spring and extending to:

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Spring to Salem, with an average speed<2> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'