Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Opportunity Farms:
  • 38.234192, -93.457984
  • 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 Opportunity Farms

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Opportunity Farms is near Henry County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Opportunity Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Opportunity Farms ...

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.

• Coal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal
• Cold Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Dell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dell is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Dell Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dell Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
• Fox Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Leesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Macks Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Majorville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Majorville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
  • Former name for Majorville:
  • Hockman
• Racket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Racket is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Tightwad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tightwad is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
• Wisdom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

How Far From Opportunity Farms 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 Opportunity Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Opportunity Farms to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'