Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Papinville:
  • 38.067253, -94.226892
  • 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 Papinville

• 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
  • Since Papinville is near Vernon County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vernon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Papinville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Papinville ...

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.

• Arthur
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arthur is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
• Carbon Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carbon Center is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
• Fair Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
• Indian Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Panama
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Panama is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
• Peru
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
• Pleasant Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Prairie City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prairie City is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
• Rich Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rich Hill is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <1>
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockville is located in Bates County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Rocky Ford ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Vernon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Papinville and extending to:

• Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Papinville to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,240 miles [8,433 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'