Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Viburnum:
  • 37.714876, -91.129485
  • 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 Viburnum

• 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
  • Since Viburnum is near Crawford County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Viburnum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Viburnum ...

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.

• Bixby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bixby is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <1>
• Boss
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boss is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
• Brazil
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brazil is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
• Buick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buick is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buick
• Czar
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Good Water
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Good Water is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
• Goodland ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodland is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
• Maxwells Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maxwells Mill is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwells Mill
• Quaker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Quaker is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
• Red Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Red Point is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point

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

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

• Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Viburnum to Ironton, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'