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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 Mossy Resort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mossy Resort 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 Mossy Resort:
- 37.868929, -92.122666
- 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 Mossy Resort
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Mossy Resort is near Phelps County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Mossy Resort
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mossy Resort ...
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.
- Devils Elbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franks is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Helm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Sugartree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugartree is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
- Table Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
How Far From Mossy Resort 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 Mossy Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Mossy Resort once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mossy Resort and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Mossy Resort to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 818 miles [1,316.4 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 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Mossy Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mossy Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mossy Resort 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 Mossy Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8689, Longitude: -92.1227 In this case, the coordinates for Mossy Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.074 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.718 degrees. |
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