Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Smoky Hollow:
  • 37.622265, -91.692929
  • 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 Smoky Hollow

• 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
  • Since Smoky Hollow is near Texas County and also Phelps County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps 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 Smoky Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoky Hollow ...

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.

• Cedargrove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
• Deep Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
• Dent Ford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent Ford is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Ford
• Fawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawn is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
• Jack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Joy is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Kinderpost
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kinderpost is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
• Lake Spring
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
• Licking
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Licking is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <1>
• Maples
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maples is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Ranger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranger is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
• Yancy Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Smoky Hollow to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'