Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wolf Island:
  • 36.739224, -89.210347
  • 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 Wolf Island

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Wolf Island is near Hickman County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Wolf Island

Communities Also Named Wolf Island ...

We found one communities that are also named Wolf Island.

Within Missouri, the name Wolf Island is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Wolf Island in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
    • This Wolf Island lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wolf Island that is located in Mississippi County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Island ...

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.

• Airline Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
• Columbus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
• Henson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Henson is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
• Moscow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Pinhook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
• Pulltight
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulltight is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Thirtyfour Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
• Three States
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Three States is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three States

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

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

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Island to Charleston, with an average speed<2> 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 205 miles [329.9 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'