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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 Nesbit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nesbit 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 Nesbit:
    • 36.090346, -90.134817
    • 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 Nesbit
  • 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 Dunklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
    • Since Nesbit is near Mississippi County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Nesbit

Communities Also Named Nesbit ...

We found eight communities that are also named Nesbit.

Within Missouri, the name Nesbit is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Nesbit [Duval County].
    • Georgia
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Nesbit [Wayne County].
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Nesbit [Johnson County].
    • Minnesota
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Nesbit [Polk County].
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Nesbit is located in DeSoto County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the south of the Nesbit that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Nesbit.
    • Nebraska
      • Logan County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Nesbit.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Nesbit [Kingfisher County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Nesbit [Spartanburg County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nesbit ...

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.

  • Bowie Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
  • Buckeye
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Cotton Plant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Deer Land
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Land is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
  • Europa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Europa is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Europa
  • Fritz
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fritz is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Leachville Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
  • Leonard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonard is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Mitchell Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Mill is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
  • Mounds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mounds is located in Greene County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
  • Sunrise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunrise is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Temples Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner

How Far From Nesbit to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nesbit to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nesbit to Kennett, with an average speed<4> 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 205 miles [329.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Nesbit could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nesbit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Nesbit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Nesbit 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 Nesbit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0903, Longitude: -90.1348       In this case, the coordinates for Nesbit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.904 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.216 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.17 degrees.