Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Table Rock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Table Rock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Table Rock
- 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 Table Rock:
- 37.963651, -91.996553
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Table Rock
- 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Phelps County
- Since Table Rock is near Pulaski County and also Maries County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- eBird sighting report for Maries 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Table Rock ...
We found ten communities that share the name Table Rock.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Table Rock.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Taney County
- This Table Rock is located in Taney County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Table Rock.
- Taney County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Table Rock [Sierra County].
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Table Rock [El Paso County].
- Kansas
- Table Rock #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Table Rock.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Table Rock [Garrett County].
- Nebraska
- Pawnee County
- This Table Rock is located in Pawnee County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Table Rock.
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Table Rock is located in Burke County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Table Rock.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This Table Rock is located in Jackson County and lies 1,650 miles [2,655.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Table Rock.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Table Rock is located in Adams County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Table Rock.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Table Rock that is located in Phelps County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Table Rock.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Table Rock ...
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.
- Devils Elbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
- Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <4>
- Franks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Helm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hooker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Jerome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
- Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
- Shantytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Shantytown is located in Maries County
- Signal ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Sugartree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Table Rock 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 Table Rock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Table Rock and extending to:
- Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Table Rock to Rolla, 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 810 miles [1,303.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,155 miles [8,296.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Table Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Phelps County: www.phelpscounty.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Table Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Table Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9637, Longitude: -91.9966 In this case, the coordinates for Table Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Table Rock 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Table Rock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.227 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.996 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.64 degrees. |