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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Steele, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steele and the surrounding area.
- 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 Steele:
- 36.095763, -89.858090
- 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 Steele
- 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 Steele is near Mississippi County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Steele
Communities Also Named Steele ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Steele.
Within Missouri, the name Steele is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Steele is located in Saint Clair County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Steele that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Steele.
- Arkansas
- Washington County
- This Steele is located in Washington County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west of the Steele that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Steele.
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Steele [San Luis Obispo County].
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Steele is located in Will County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Steele that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Steele.
- Indiana
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Steele [Adams County].
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Steele [Morgan County].
- Pike County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Steele [Pike County].
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Steele [Attala County].
- Scott County
- This Steele is located in Scott County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the south of the Steele that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Steele.
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Steele [Chouteau County].
- North Dakota
- Kidder County
- This Steele is located in Kidder County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Steele that is located in Pemiscot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kidder County community of Steele.
- Ohio
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Steele.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Steele [Montgomery County].
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Steele [Alleghany County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steele ...
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.
- Blazer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
- Bowie Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
- Braggadocio
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Channel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Channel is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
- Cooter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deco is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
- Hall ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- New Survey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shade is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
- Temples Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temples Corner is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Corner
- Tinkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
How Far From Steele 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 city such as Steele to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Steele and extending to:
- Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Steele to Caruthersville, with an average speed<5> 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 213 miles [342.8 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steele) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Steele, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Steele could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Steele to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steele. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0958, Longitude: -89.8581 In this case, the coordinates for Steele have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.046 degrees. |
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