Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Montauk, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montauk and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Montauk
- 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 Montauk:
- 37.447823, -91.695705
- 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 Montauk
- 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Since Montauk is near Texas County and also Shannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Texas County
- eBird sighting report for Shannon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Montauk ...
We found two communities that share the name Montauk.
Within Missouri, the name Montauk is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near Montauk ...
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.
- Cedargrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
- Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Licking
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <4>
- Maples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Oscar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Ranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Raymondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymondville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <4>
How Far From Montauk 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 Montauk to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montauk and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Montauk to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montauk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montauk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montauk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4478, Longitude: -91.6957 In this case, the coordinates for Montauk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Montauk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Montauk to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.663 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.604 degrees. |