Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owl Hoot:
  • 36.191180, -89.533965
  • 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 Owl Hoot

• 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Since Owl Hoot is near Dyer County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dyer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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 Owl Hoot

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owl Hoot ...

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.

• Big Boy Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Boy Junction is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Boy Junction
• Calvary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Calvary is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
• Cat Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cat Corner is located in Obion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Corner
• Cottonwood Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Grove is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Grove
• Fourteen Bend ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourteen Bend is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen Bend
• Indian Mound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• Kennedy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Lane
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lane is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
• Mooring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mooring is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
• Mount Hope
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Hope is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope

How Far From Owl Hoot to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Owl Hoot to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Owl Hoot and extending to:

• Tiptonville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Owl Hoot to Tiptonville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the east (E). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'