Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Zeta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zeta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Zeta
- 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 Zeta:
- 36.955606, -89.868144
- 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 Zeta
- 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 Stoddard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
- Since Zeta is near Bollinger County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bollinger County
- eBird sighting report for Scott 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Zeta ...
We found one communities that share the name Zeta.
Within Missouri, the name Zeta is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Zeta in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Zeta lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Zeta that is located in Stoddard County.
- Ontario
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zeta ...
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.
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
- Bell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Circle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Eaglette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Grayridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Guam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Himmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Hunterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterville
- Hunterville is located in Stoddard County
- Shady Dell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
- Shady Dell is located in Stoddard County
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Toga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Toppertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppertown
- Toppertown is located in Stoddard County
How Far From Zeta 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 Zeta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Zeta once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Zeta and extending to:
- Bloomfield, which is the Seat of Stoddard County, lies just to the Southwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Zeta to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zeta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zeta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9556, Longitude: -89.8681 In this case, the coordinates for Zeta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zeta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Zeta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.782 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.192 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.869 degrees. |