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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 Townley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Townley 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 Townley:
    • 36.616724, -89.969813
    • 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 Townley
  • 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 Dunklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin County
    • Since Townley is near Stoddard County and also New Madrid County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid 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 Townley

Communities Also Named Townley ...

We found four communities that are also named Townley.

Within Missouri, the name Townley is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Townley is located in Walker County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Townley that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Townley.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Townley is located in Allen County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Townley that is located in Dunklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Townley.
    • New Jersey
      • Union 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 New Jersey community of Townley [Union County].
    • Texas
      • Walker 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 Texas community of Townley [Walker County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Townley ...

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.

  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bethany is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bradyville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradyville is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
  • Brian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brian is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian
  • Crumpecker ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
  • Forest Spur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
  • Page
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Page is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Pyletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pyletown is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyletown
  • Spoonerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spoonerville is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
  • Valley Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Ridge is located in Dunklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge

How Far From Townley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Townley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Townley and extending to:

  • Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Townley to Kennett, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 181 miles [291.3 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 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Townley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Townley 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>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 Townley 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 Townley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6167, Longitude: -89.9698       In this case, the coordinates for Townley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.829 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.20 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.987 degrees.