Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pruitt Lake:
  • 32.951799, -94.502699
  • 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 Pruitt Lake

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pruitt Lake ...

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.

• Carterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carterville is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
• Caves Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Caves Spring is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caves Spring
• Hughes Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <1>
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Love
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Love is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Prospect
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rock Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Island is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rock Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rock Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Victory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Victory is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
• Warlock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warlock is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warlock

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pruitt Lake and extending to:

• Linden, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pruitt Lake to Linden, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,617 miles [12,258.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'