Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Pom-o-sa Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pom-o-sa Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Pom-o-sa Heights

• 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 Pom-o-sa Heights:
  • 38.174472, -93.396037
  • 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 Pom-o-sa Heights

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Pom-o-sa Heights is near Hickory County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Pom-o-sa Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pom-o-sa Heights ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Dell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dell is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Dell Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dell Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
• Fox Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Harper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Macks Camp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Majorville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Majorville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
  • Former name for Majorville:
  • Hockman
• Opportunity Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
• Racket
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Racket is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Round Bottom Ford ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Round Bottom Ford is located in Hickory County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom Ford
• Wisdom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

How Far From Pom-o-sa Heights 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 Pom-o-sa Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pom-o-sa Heights to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 883 miles [1,421.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,577 miles [10,584.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,318 miles [11,777.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'