Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smittle:
  • 37.419214, -92.509890
  • 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 Smittle

• 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
  • Since Smittle is near Laclede County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Smittle

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smittle ...

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.

• Competition
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Competition is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
• Drew
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Drew is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Durbin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Durbin is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Evergreen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Evergreen has also been known as:
  • Evergreen village
• Grovespring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grovespring is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovespring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovespring <1>
• Jerktail ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jerktail is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lyons is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Maines
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maines is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maines
• Mingsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mingsville is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingsville
• Twin Bridges
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges

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

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

• Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Smittle to Hartville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 845 miles [1,359.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,320 miles [11,780.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'