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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 Prescott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prescott 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 Prescott:
- 37.436990, -91.921544
- 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 Prescott
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Prescott is near Dent County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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 Prescott
Communities Also Named Prescott ...
We found 22 communities that are also named Prescott.
Within Missouri, the name Prescott is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Prescott is located in Saint Clair County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Prescott.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- This Prescott is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the west of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Prescott.
- Arkansas
- Nevada County
- This Prescott is located in Nevada County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Prescott.
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Charlton County].
- Echols County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Prescott [Echols County].
- Lowndes County
- This Prescott is located in Lowndes County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Prescott.
- Indiana
- Shelby County
- This Prescott is located in Shelby County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Prescott.
- Iowa
- Adams County
- This Prescott is located in Adams County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Prescott.
- Kansas
- Linn County
- This Prescott is located in Linn County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Prescott.
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Osage County].
- Pratt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Prescott [Pratt County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Franklin County].
- Hampshire County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Prescott [Hampshire County].
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- This Prescott is located in Ogemaw County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Prescott.
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Prescott is located in Beaufort County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<1> to the east of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Prescott.
- Ontario
- This Prescott lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the northeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- This Prescott is located in Columbia County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Prescott.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Prescott is located in Lebanon County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Prescott.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Prescott [Edgefield County].
- Washington
- Pierce County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Prescott [Pierce County].
- Walla Walla County
- This Prescott is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Prescott.
- Wisconsin
- Pierce County
- This Prescott is located in Pierce County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the north of the Prescott that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Prescott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prescott ...
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.
- Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clara is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Dent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
- Kinderpost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinderpost is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
- Licking
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchells Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Corner is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corner
- Old Success
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Success is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Success
- Oscar
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oscar is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Plum Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Raftville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raftville is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raftville
- Raymondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Success
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Prescott 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 Prescott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prescott and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Prescott to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,296 miles [11,741.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prescott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Prescott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Prescott could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Prescott 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 Prescott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4370, Longitude: -91.9215 In this case, the coordinates for Prescott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.833 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.711 degrees. |
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