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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 Reeds Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reeds Spring 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 Reeds Spring:
- 36.740452, -93.379456
- 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 Reeds Spring
- 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 Reeds Spring is near Taney County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Reeds Spring
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reeds Spring ...
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.
- Bull Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Chestnutridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coney Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Flag ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flag is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marvel Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marvel Cave is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvel Cave
- Notch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Notch is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notch
- Radical
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radical is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radical
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Saddlebrooke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Silver Dollar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Table Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
How Far From Reeds Spring 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 city such as Reeds Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Reeds Spring and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Reeds Spring 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 902 miles [1,451.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,651 miles [10,703.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,268 miles [8,478 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 '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- Reeds Spring) 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 Reeds Spring 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 Reeds Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7405, Longitude: -93.3795 In this case, the coordinates for Reeds Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.523 degrees. |
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