Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plew:
  • 37.192833, -94.036882
  • 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 Plew

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Plew is near Jasper County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Plew

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plew ...

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.

• Albatross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Albatross is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albatross
• Dry Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dry Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Forest Mills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
• Grays Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
• Kings Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Point is located in Dade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Red Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Reeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Rescue
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rescue is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
• Round Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove

How Far From Plew to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Plew to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plew to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 139 miles [223.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 930 miles [1,496.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'