Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rombauer:
  • 36.845156, -90.281247
  • 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 Rombauer

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Rombauer is near Stoddard County and also Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Rombauer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rombauer ...

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.

• Cedar Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Empire
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Empire is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Ferrys ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ferrys is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrys
• Green Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Oaks is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
• Kelly Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
• Mayberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mayberry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Mingo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mingo is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
• Morocco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Morocco is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
• Poplar Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <1>
• Shady Dell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Dell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
• Star
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Star is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
• Vinegar Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

How Far From Rombauer to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rombauer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rombauer to Poplar Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 158 miles [254.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'