Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Micola:
  • 36.131737, -89.785917
  • 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 Micola

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Micola is near Dyer County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Micola

Curious and Interesting Names Near Micola ...

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.

• Blazer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Braggadocio
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
• Cooter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
• Cottonwood Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
• Gill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Holland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
• Indian Mound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• New Survey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
• Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Micola and extending to:

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Micola to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 miles [11,701.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'