Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pocohontas Crossing:
  • 36.685338, -91.686812
  • 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 Pocohontas Crossing

• 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 Howell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
  • Since Pocohontas Crossing is near Oregon County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oregon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Pocohontas Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pocohontas Crossing ...

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.

• Brandsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brandsville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Carson ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carson is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Elliot Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elliot Ford is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Ford
• Frankville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frankville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
• Fruitville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitville is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
• Globe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Globe is located in Howell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Hunter Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hunter Crossing is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Crossing
• Rover
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rover is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover

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

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

• West Plains, which is the Seat of Howell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pocohontas Crossing to West Plains, with an average speed<2> 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 133 miles [214 km] to the north (N). 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 812 miles [1,306.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'