Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Risco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Risco and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Risco

• 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 Risco:
  • 36.551755, -89.818689
  • 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 Risco

• 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Since Risco is near Stoddard County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Risco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Risco ...

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.

• Crumpecker ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
• Forest Spur
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
• Hills Store
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Hurricane Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
• Lone Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Star is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Page
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Page is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
• Portageville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <1>
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Providence is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Sky
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sky is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky
• Spoonerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spoonerville is located in Dunklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville

How Far From Risco 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 Risco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Risco and extending to:

• New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Risco to New Madrid, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 190 miles [305.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'