Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ross Bridge:
  • 37.665875, -92.048494
  • 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 Ross Bridge

• 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Since Ross Bridge is near Phelps County and also Texas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas 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 Ross Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ross Bridge ...

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.

• Big Piney
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Big Piney is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
• Bloodland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
• Blooming Rose
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
• Cookville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cookville is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
• Dent
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dent is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Duke
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Duke is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Evening Shade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evening Shade is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
• Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
• Kinderpost
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinderpost is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
• Ladd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladd is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
• Palace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palace is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace
• Slabtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Slabtown is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ross Bridge and extending to:

• Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ross Bridge to Waynesville, with an average speed<2> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,554 miles [10,547.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,290 miles [11,732.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,171 miles [8,321.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'