Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Simmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simmons and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Simmons
- 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 Simmons:
- 37.231046, -92.015244
- 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 Simmons
- 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 Texas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Texas County
- Since Simmons is near Howell County and also Wright County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howell County
- eBird sighting report for Wright 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
Communities Also Named Simmons ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Simmons.
Within Missouri, the name Simmons is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Simmons is located in Independence County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the south of the Simmons that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Simmons.
- Woodruff County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Simmons [Woodruff County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Simmons is located in Davis County and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Simmons that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Simmons.
- Weber County
- This Simmons is located in Weber County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the west northwest of the Simmons that is located in Texas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Simmons.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmons ...
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.
- Alice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Texas County
- Clara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Elk Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
- Mineral Springs City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
- Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
- Plum Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Solo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Simmons 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 Simmons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Simmons and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Texas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Simmons to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,575 miles [10,581.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,190 miles [8,352.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simmons. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Simmons could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 Simmons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simmons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simmons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2310, Longitude: -92.0152 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Simmons to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.196 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.863 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.796 degrees. |