Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vastus:
  • 36.551169, -90.408163
  • 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 Vastus

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Vastus is near Clay County and also Dunklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dunklin 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 Vastus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vastus ...

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.

• Corning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Corning is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <1>
• Crockett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crockett is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Fairdealing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
• Kelly Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
• Lone Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill
• Mayberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayberry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Morocco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Morocco is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
• Parks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parks is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
• Poplar Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <1>
• Torch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Torch is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Vinegar Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
• Walnut Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Poplar Bluff, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Vastus to Poplar Bluff, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 747 miles [1,202.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,154 miles [8,294.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'