Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lutie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lutie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lutie
- 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 Lutie:
- 36.587286, -92.697668
- 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 Lutie
- 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 Ozark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ozark County
- Since Lutie is near Taney County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Taney County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Lutie ...
We found two communities that share the name Lutie.
Within Missouri, the name Lutie is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lutie ...
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.
- Foil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Hercules
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Locust
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Longrun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Peel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
- Peel is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peel <3>
- Pondfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Price Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Price Place is located in Marion County (AR)
- Summit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Sundown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Thornfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
How Far From Lutie 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 Lutie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lutie and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Ozark County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lutie to Gainesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 868 miles [1,396.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,368 miles [11,857.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,247 miles [8,444.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lutie. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lutie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lutie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5873, Longitude: -92.6977 In this case, the coordinates for Lutie 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lutie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.602 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.248 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.235 degrees. |