Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moundville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moundville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moundville

• 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 Moundville:
  • 37.765226, -94.450496
  • 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 Moundville

• 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Since Moundville is near Bourbon County and also Barton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bourbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barton 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 Moundville

Communities Also Named Moundville ...

We found one communities that are also named Moundville.

Within Missouri, the name Moundville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Moundville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Hale County
    • This Moundville is located in Hale County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Moundville that is located in Vernon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hale County community of Moundville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moundville ...

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.

• Blaine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Blaine is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Dean Ford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dean Ford is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
• Edward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Edward is located in Bourbon County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Edward
  • From Moundville to Edward
• Eve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eve is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
• Katy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Katy is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
• Liberal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Liberal is located in Barton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Nevada
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nevada
  • From Moundville to Nevada
• Richards
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richards is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Sandstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sandstone is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
• Temple ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Temple is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

How Far From Moundville 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 town such as Moundville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moundville and extending to:

• Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Moundville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,378 miles [11,873.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,264 miles [8,471.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'