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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 Yancy Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yancy Mills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Yancy Mills:
    • 37.791153, -91.834046
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Yancy Mills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yancy Mills ...

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.

  • Blooming Rose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
    • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
  • Dean Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dean Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Ford
    • Dean Ford is located in Phelps County
  • Deep Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Ford
    • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
  • Devils Elbow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Devils Elbow is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Elbow <2>
  • Duke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Duke is located in Phelps County
  • Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
    • Flat is located in Phelps County
  • Hooker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Pulaski County
  • Jerome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Phelps County
  • Lake Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
    • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
  • Maples
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Maples is located in Texas County
  • Smoky Hollow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
    • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
  • Spring Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Phelps County
  • Sugartree
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
    • Sugartree is located in Phelps County
  • Table Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Phelps County

How Far From Yancy Mills 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 Yancy Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Yancy Mills and extending to:

  • Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yancy Mills to Rolla, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,540 miles [10,525.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yancy Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yancy Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7912, Longitude: -91.8340       In this case, the coordinates for Yancy Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Yancy Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.109 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.837 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.598 degrees.