Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smileyville:
  • 39.866989, -91.562934
  • 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 Smileyville

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Smileyville is near Lewis County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Smileyville

Communities Also Named Smileyville ...

We found one communities that are also named Smileyville.

Within Missouri, the name Smileyville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Smileyville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Butler County
    • This Smileyville is located in Butler County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Smileyville that is located in Marion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Smileyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smileyville ...

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.

• Calftown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Calftown is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calftown
• Dodge City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodge City is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dover is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Little Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Union is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
• Marblehead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
• Mark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mark is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Maywood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Maywood is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
• Naomi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naomi is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Slees Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slees Mills is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
• Sunnybrook Meadows
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smileyville and extending to:

• Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Smileyville to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'