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

  • 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 Yount:
    • 37.605334, -90.039000
    • 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 Yount
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Yount is near Bollinger County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Yount

Communities Also Named Yount ...

We found one communities that are also named Yount.

Within Missouri, the name Yount is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Yount in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bedford County
      • This Yount is located in Bedford County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Yount that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Yount.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Yount ...

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.

  • Alliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alliance is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
  • Clearwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corners is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corners
  • Cornwall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwall is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cross Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Friendly Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Lixville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lixville is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lixville
  • Precinct
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Precinct is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precinct
  • Silver Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

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

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

  • Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yount to Perryville, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Yount) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Yount to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yount. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6053, Longitude: -90.0390       In this case, the coordinates for Yount have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.925 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.445 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.805 degrees.