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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 Protem, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Protem 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 Protem:
- 36.529229, -92.858797
- 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 Protem
- 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 Taney County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Since Protem is near Marion County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Protem
Curious and Interesting Names Near Protem ...
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.
- Cedarcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Diamond City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hercules
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hercules is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hercules
- Lead Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longrun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longs Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longs Ferry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Ferry
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sundown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
How Far From Protem 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 Protem to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Protem and extending to:
- Forsyth, which is the Seat of Taney County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Protem to Forsyth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,377 miles [11,872.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Protem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Protem 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 Protem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5292, Longitude: -92.8588 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.359 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.32 degrees. |
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