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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smileyville ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Kansas
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) - Dodge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Little Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
- Little Union is located in Marion County
- Marblehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Mark
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Naomi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Slees Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slees Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
- Slees Mills is located in Marion County
- Sunnybrook Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows
- Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County (IL)
How Far From Smileyville 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 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Smileyville to White House, with an average speed<3>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 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smileyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smileyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smileyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8670, Longitude: -91.5629 In this case, the coordinates for Smileyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Smileyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.025 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.018 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.019 degrees. |