Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Bourbon:
  • 37.949775, -90.020945
  • 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 New Bourbon

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Bourbon ...

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.

• Copper Mine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
• Diamond Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cross
• Dozaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
• Hicks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Kellogg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kellogg is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Lithium
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lithium is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
• Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
• Marigold
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marigold is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
• Quarry Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
  • Quarry Town has also been known as:
  • Quarrytown
• Roots
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Roots is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots

How Far From New Bourbon 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 New Bourbon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in New Bourbon and extending to:

• Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from New Bourbon to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'