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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lake Spring ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Virginia
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) - Cook Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- De Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dean Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Deep Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dent Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Maples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Short Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Bend
- Short Bend is located in Dent County
- Smoky Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
- Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
- Yancy Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancy Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills
- Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
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<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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 795 miles [1,279.4 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 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7825, Longitude: -91.6788 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Lake Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.527 degrees. |