Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schlatitz:
  • 37.170886, -89.987598
  • 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 Schlatitz

• 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 Bollinger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
  • Since Schlatitz is near Stoddard County and also Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Schlatitz

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schlatitz ...

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.

• Advance
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <1>
• Drum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Drum is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum
• Eaglette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eaglette is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglette
• Glenallen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
• Grassy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grassy is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
• Green Cox
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
• Hickory Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Lutesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
• Marble Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <1>
• Rum Branch ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rum Branch is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rum Branch
• Sank
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sank is located in Bollinger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sank
• Toga
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Toga is located in Stoddard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga

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

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

• Marble Hill, which is the Seat of Bollinger County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Schlatitz to Marble Hill, 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 153 miles [246.2 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 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 6,501 miles [10,462.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'