Dutch Posted February 12 Posted February 12 I am looking for a place from which to view the April eclipse. Just looking at a map Grand Gulf State Park looks like it might be off the beaten path and might not draw a crowd. What about it SEMO guys? Where would you suggest?
bfishn Posted February 12 Posted February 12 Courtesy of NationalEclipse.com . The center green line is the longest totality, the outer yellow lines mark the limits of totality. There's a cool interactive map that gives a data report for any spot you click on at http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html BilletHead and Daryk Campbell Sr 2 I can't dance like I used to.
jdmidwest Posted February 13 Posted February 13 That is pretty well the line. The farm is in the path. Poplar Bluff and Perryville are having big events all day. Looks like Grand Gulf will be in it too. I watched the 2017 one from the front yard, similar path. Birds stopped chirping, everything got still. nomolites, snagged in outlet 3 and Terrierman 3 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
BilletHead Posted February 13 Posted February 13 13 minutes ago, jdmidwest said: That is pretty well the line. The farm is in the path. Well then JD I think we should converge at your place. 😁 We picked a conservation area North East for the last one. We were in the best part of the path. It was really neat and would not mind doing this deal again. The downside is everyone else had the same idea. Traffic was crazy. No fun driving in that. Daryk Campbell Sr 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Dutch Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 JD do you think Grand Gulf will be crowded? Terrierman 1
fishinwrench Posted February 13 Posted February 13 You're supposed to do that crap in grade school, and then be done with it for the rest of your life. 😅 To celebrate it every time it happens is like running out to the stubble fields, and standing there to witness the yearly starling migration. 🙄
jdmidwest Posted February 13 Posted February 13 10 hours ago, Dutch said: JD do you think Grand Gulf will be crowded? I have never been there when it was. You could watch it at Lasseters ramp on Spring River in town and trout fish at Thayer. You never know who are what will be promoting it. I will probably be watching thru the windshield of my work car, it's on a Tuesday. Last time I was on leave for cancer and just was outside working on the boat if I remember. I think Poplar Bluff is going to have the longest duration of totality from what I hear. The farm is about 25 miles up the line of the path and work near Cape Girardeau on same line. I will be at best point no matter what that day. snagged in outlet 3 1 "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Dutch Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Thanks JD. I’ve never been there but it sounded like it might not be heavily used.
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