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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 Mineral Springs City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs City:
- 37.336714, -91.949321
- 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 Mineral Springs 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Mineral Springs City is near Dent County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wright 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 Mineral Springs City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral Springs 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.
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clara is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Elk Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Mitchells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchells Corner is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
- Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Plum Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Raftville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raftville is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raftville
- Raymondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Solo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Success
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mineral Springs City 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 Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs City and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mineral Springs City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,302 miles [11,751.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,182 miles [8,339.6 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 '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- Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3367, Longitude: -91.9493 In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.744 degrees. |
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