Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stotts City:
  • 37.103575, -93.946205
  • 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 Stotts City

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Stotts City is near Jasper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Stotts City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stotts City ...

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.

• Albatross
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Albatross is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albatross
• Call
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Call is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
• Dry Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dry Valley is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
• Forest Park ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Grays Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grays Point is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
• Heatonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Heatonville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatonville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Heatonville
  • From Stotts City to Heatonville
• Opal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Opal is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Pierce City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pierce City is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pierce City
  • From Stotts City to Pierce City
• Red Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Red Oak
  • From Stotts City to Red Oak
• Reeds
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Reeds is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Rescue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rescue is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
• Round Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Round Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round Grove
  • From Stotts City to Round Grove

How Far From Stotts City 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 city such as Stotts City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Stotts City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 927 miles [1,491.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,392 miles [11,896.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'