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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ponce de Leon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponce de Leon and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ponce de Leon:
- 36.875891, -93.351576
- 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 Ponce de Leon
- 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
- Since Ponce de Leon is near Christian County and also Taney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney 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 Ponce de Leon
Communities Also Named Ponce de Leon ...
We found two communities that are also named Ponce de Leon.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Ponce de Leon.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Ponce de Leon in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Shelby County
- Although located in Shelby County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Ponce de Leon.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Holmes County
- This Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Ponce de Leon that is located in Stone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Ponce de Leon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponce de Leon ...
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.
- Chestnutridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Day
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mound Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Highlandville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jamesville is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Possum Trot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Quail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Reeds Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saddlebrooke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- School
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- School is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
How Far From Ponce de Leon 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 Ponce de Leon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponce de Leon and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Ponce de Leon to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,380 miles [11,877 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,261 miles [8,466.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponce de Leon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ponce de Leon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponce de Leon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8759, Longitude: -93.3516 In this case, the coordinates for Ponce de Leon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.056 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.486 degrees. |
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