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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 Owls Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owls Bend 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 Owls Bend:
- 37.184492, -91.187353
- 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 Owls Bend
- 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 Shannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon County
- Since Owls Bend is near Reynolds County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Owls Bend
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owls Bend ...
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.
- Alamode ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alamode is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamode
- Chitwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chitwood is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood
- Dairyville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dairyville is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Delaware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Eminence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flatwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Fruit City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Gang
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gang is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- House Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- House Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Creek
- House Hollow ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- House Hollow is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Hollow
- Junction Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Junction Ferry is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ferry
- Low Wassie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
- Rat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rat is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rat
- Round Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
How Far From Owls Bend 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 Owls Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Owls Bend and extending to:
- Eminence, which is the Seat of Shannon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owls Bend to Eminence, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,279 miles [11,714.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owls Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Owls Bend 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 Owls Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1845, Longitude: -91.1874 In this case, the coordinates for Owls Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.65 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.422 degrees. |
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