Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Zell:
  • 37.952358, -90.143076
  • 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 Zell

• 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
  • Since Zell is near Randolph County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Zell

Communities Also Named Zell ...

We found one communities that are also named Zell.

Within Missouri, the name Zell is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Dakota
    • Faulk County
    • This Zell is located in Faulk County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Zell that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulk County community of Zell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Zell ...

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.

• Copper Mine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
• Hicks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hicks is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Kellogg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellogg is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
• Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Little Rock Landing
  • From Zell to Little Rock Landing
• Needmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Needmore
  • From Zell to Needmore
• New Bourbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Bourbon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bourbon
• Quarry Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
  • Quarry Town has also been known as:
  • Quarrytown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quarry Town
  • From Zell to Quarry Town
• Rocky Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Rocky Ridge Ranch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch

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

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

• Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Zell to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 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 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,080 miles [8,175.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'