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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 Naylor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Naylor 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 Naylor:
    • 36.574275, -90.605507
    • 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 Naylor
  • 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
    • Since Naylor is near Butler County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Naylor

Communities Also Named Naylor ...

We found six communities that are also named Naylor.

Within Missouri, the name Naylor is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Naylor is located in Faulkner County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Naylor.
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Naylor is located in Lowndes County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Naylor.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Naylor is located in Caddo Parish and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Naylor.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Naylor is located in Prince George's County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Naylor.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This Naylor is located in Mahoning County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Naylor.
    • Washington
      • Grant County
      • This Naylor is located in Grant County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Naylor that is located in Ripley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Naylor.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Naylor ...

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.

  • Current View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
  • Fairdealing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
  • Flatwoods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatwoods is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Glenn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Kingbee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingbee is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingbee
  • Lone Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Hill is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill
  • Martinsburg ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Martinsburg is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Parks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parks is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Success
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Success is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Torch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Torch is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch

How Far From Naylor 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 city such as Naylor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Naylor to Doniphan, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Naylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Naylor 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 Naylor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5743, Longitude: -90.6055       In this case, the coordinates for Naylor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.236 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.665 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.282 degrees.