Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Piney End Resort:
  • 37.881707, -92.062942
  • 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 Piney End Resort

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Piney End Resort is near Phelps County and also Maries County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • eBird sighting report for Maries 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 Piney End Resort ...

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.

• Devils Elbow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <2>
• Franks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Franks is located in Pulaski County
• Helm
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
  • Helm is located in Pulaski County
• Hooker
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Hooker is located in Pulaski County
• Jerome
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Jerome is located in Phelps County
• Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
  • Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
• Spring Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
• Sugartree
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
  • Sugartree is located in Phelps County
• Table Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Phelps County

How Far From Piney End Resort 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 community such as Piney End Resort to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Piney End Resort and extending to:

• Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Piney End Resort to Waynesville, with an average speed<4> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 815 miles [1,311.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,544 miles [10,531.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,162 miles [8,307.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piney End Resort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/