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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 Mid City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mid City 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 Mid City:
- 36.233678, -89.896755
- 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 Mid City
- 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 Mid City is near Dunklin County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Mid City
Communities Also Named Mid City ...
We found one communities that are also named Mid City.
Within Missouri, the name Mid City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Mid City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Greene County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mid City [Greene County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mid City ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
- Bowie Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
- Bragg City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Braggadocio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Deco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deco is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
- Deer Land
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Land is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
- Gill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gill is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Homestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Netherlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- New Survey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- Peach Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shade is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
- Terry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Terry is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Tinkerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
How Far From Mid City 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 Mid City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mid City and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mid City to Caruthersville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,271 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mid City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mid City) 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 Mid City 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 Mid City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2337, Longitude: -89.8968 In this case, the coordinates for Mid City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.035 degrees. |
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