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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 Sunrise Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach:
- 38.172997, -92.781691
- 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 Sunrise Beach
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Sunrise Beach is near Morgan County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller 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 Sunrise Beach
Communities Also Named Sunrise Beach ...
We found eight communities that are also named Sunrise Beach.
Within Missouri, the name Sunrise Beach is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Sunrise Beach lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- Indiana
- Kosciusko County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Kosciusko County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Sunrise Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Sunrise Beach.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Ontario
- This Sunrise Beach lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- Washington
- Pierce County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Pierce County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Sunrise Beach.
- Thurston County
- This Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km] to the west northwest of the Sunrise Beach that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Sunrise Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Beach ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Four Seasons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Four Seasons is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,309 people
- Four Seasons has also been known as:
- Village of Four Seasons
- Hurricane Deck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hurricane Deck is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Deck
- Kaiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Passover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Passover is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passover
- Roach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Sunrise Beach 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 village such as Sunrise Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Beach and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sunrise Beach to Camdenton, 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,555 miles [10,549.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,294 miles [11,738.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,177 miles [8,331.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Sunrise Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sunrise Beach 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 Sunrise Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1730, Longitude: -92.7817 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.641 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.97 degrees. |
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