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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Butler County
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ferrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Green Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Stoddard County
- Kelly Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Mayberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Mingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Morocco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Poplar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
- Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <2>
- Shady Dell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shady Dell is located in Butler County
- Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Vinegar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
- Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
How Far From Rombauer 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 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<3> beginning in Rombauer and extending to:
- Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rombauer to Poplar Bluff, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rombauer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Rombauer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rombauer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8452, Longitude: -90.2812 |
| <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 Rombauer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.079 degrees. |