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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mid City
  • 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 Mid City ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blazer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
    • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Bowie Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
    • Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
  • Bragg City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
    • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Braggadocio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggadocio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Deco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
    • Deco is located in Pemiscot County
  • Deer Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
    • Deer Land is located in Dunklin County
  • Gill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
    • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Homestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
    • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Netherlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
    • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • New Survey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Survey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
    • New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
  • Peach Orchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
    • Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
  • Shade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
    • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Terry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
    • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Tinkerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
    • Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mid City and extending to:

  • Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mid City to Caruthersville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mid City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mid City) to Point B.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).
<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 Mid City 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 315.761 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.069 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.035 degrees.









 

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