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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 Proctorville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Proctorville 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 Proctorville:
- 39.669378, -93.777467
- 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 Proctorville
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Proctorville is near Livingston County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Proctorville
Communities Also Named Proctorville ...
We found two communities that are also named Proctorville.
Within Missouri, the name Proctorville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Proctorville is located in Robeson County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Proctorville that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Proctorville.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Proctorville is located in Lawrence County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east of the Proctorville that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Proctorville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Proctorville ...
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.
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Black Oak is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cowgill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Easterville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterville
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Quote
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quote is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quote
- Shoal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoal is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal
How Far From Proctorville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Proctorville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Proctorville and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Proctorville to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 895 miles [1,440.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,148 miles [8,284.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Proctorville) 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 Proctorville 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 Proctorville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6694, Longitude: -93.7775 In this case, the coordinates for Proctorville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.515 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.708 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.152 degrees. |
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