Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stancil:
  • 36.351454, -89.645358
  • 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 Stancil

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Stancil is near New Madrid County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Stancil

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stancil ...

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.

• Fourteen Bend ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourteen Bend is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen Bend
• Kennedy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Linda
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linda is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
• Mooring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mooring is located in Lake County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
• Netherlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Point Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Portageville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <1>
• Stanley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stanley is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Swift
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Swift is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Terry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Stancil to Caruthersville, 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 207 miles [333.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'