Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lone Hill:
  • 36.701167, -90.537337
  • 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 Lone Hill

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Lone Hill is near Ripley County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Lone Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Hill ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaverdam is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cedar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Fairdealing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
• Green Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Forest is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
• Kingbee ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingbee is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
• Milltown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milltown is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
• Parks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parks is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
• Shady Dell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Dell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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

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

• Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lone Hill to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 751 miles [1,208.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,153 miles [8,292.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'