Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tackner:
  • 38.236061, -93.431473
  • 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 Tackner

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since Tackner is near Henry County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Tackner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tackner ...

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.

• Cold Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cold Springs is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Dell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dell is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
• Dell Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dell Junction is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Junction
• Fox Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Leesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leesville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Macks Camp
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Macks Camp is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Camp
• Majorville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Majorville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
  • Former name for Majorville:
  • Hockman
• Opportunity Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Opportunity Farms is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity Farms
• Racket
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Racket is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
• Tightwad
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tightwad is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
• Wisdom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tackner and extending to:

• Warsaw, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tackner to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,316 miles [11,774 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'