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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 Rocky Comfort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort:
- 36.745408, -94.090143
- 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 Rocky Comfort
- 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 McDonald County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonald County
- Since Rocky Comfort is near Barry County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Rocky Comfort
Communities Also Named Rocky Comfort ...
We found two communities that are also named Rocky Comfort.
Within Missouri, the name Rocky Comfort is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rocky Comfort [Benton County].
- Little River County
- This Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<2> to the south of the Rocky Comfort that is located in McDonald County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Little River County community of Rocky Comfort.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky Comfort ...
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.
- Boulder City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Chester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Christopher is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Jolly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jolly is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Pioneer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stark City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Wanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wanda is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
How Far From Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rocky Comfort and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of McDonald County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rocky Comfort to Pineville, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 940 miles [1,512.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,415 miles [11,933.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,297 miles [8,524.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rocky Comfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Rocky Comfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Rocky Comfort 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 Rocky Comfort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7454, Longitude: -94.0901 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.355 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.855 degrees. |
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