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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marmaros, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marmaros and the surrounding area.
- 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 Marmaros:
- 36.620677, -93.457273
- 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 Marmaros
- 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Marmaros is near Barry County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney 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 Marmaros
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marmaros ...
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.
- Blue Eye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carr Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Lane is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Lane
- Coney Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flag ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flag is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Indian Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marvel Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marvel Cave is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cave
- Notch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Notch is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch
- Radical
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Reeds Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Dollar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Table Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
How Far From Marmaros to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marmaros to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marmaros and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Marmaros to Galena, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,660 miles [10,718.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,396 miles [11,902.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,277 miles [8,492.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Marmaros) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marmaros to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marmaros. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6207, Longitude: -93.4573 In this case, the coordinates for Marmaros have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.838 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.581 degrees. |
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