Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Narrows Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Narrows Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Narrows Creek
- 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 Narrows Creek:
- 39.664757, -92.419628
- 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 Narrows Creek
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Narrows Creek is near Randolph County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Narrows Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Narrows Creek.
Within Missouri, the name Narrows Creek is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Narrows Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Narrows Creek that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Narrows Creek.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Narrows Creek ...
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.
- Ash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Longville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Snow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
How Far From Narrows Creek 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 community such as Narrows Creek 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<5> community of Narrows Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Narrows Creek and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Narrows Creek to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Narrows Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narrows Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6648, Longitude: -92.4196 In this case, the coordinates for Narrows Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Narrows Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Narrows Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.593 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.645 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.483 degrees. |