Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nixa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nixa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Nixa
- 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 Nixa:
- 37.043782, -93.29479
- 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 Nixa
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Nixa is near Greene County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Stone 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nixa ...
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.
- Cassidy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Clever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
- Clever is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <2>
- Expansion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Griffin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Highlandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <2>
- Jamesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Jamesville is located in Stone County
- Kissick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Palace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Possum Trot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Trot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Possum Trot is located in Stone County
- Riverpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
How Far From Nixa 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 Nixa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nixa and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Nixa to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,632 miles [10,673.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,369 miles [11,859.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,251 miles [8,450.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nixa: www.nixa.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nixa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nixa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0438, Longitude: -93.2948 |
| <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 Nixa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.428 degrees. |