Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Bunker:
  • 37.455046, -91.215409
  • 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 West Bunker

• 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 Dent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent County
  • Since West Bunker is near Reynolds County and also Shannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon 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 West Bunker

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Bunker ...

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.

• Bee Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
• Buick
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buick is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buick
• Bunker
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bunker is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <1>
• Bunker Camp ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunker Camp is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Camp
• Dairyville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dairyville is located in Reynolds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
• Falk Mill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Falk Mill is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk Mill
• Halcyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Halcyon is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Rat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rat is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rat
• Stone Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
• Turtle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Turtle is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle

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

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Dent County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Bunker to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,534 miles [10,515.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'