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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Louis:
    • 32.465429, -83.866852
    • 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 Saint Louis
  • 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 Saint Louis ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Saint Louis.

Within Georgia, the name Saint Louis is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This Saint Louis is located in Sierra County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Saint Louis.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • This Saint Louis is located in Iberville Parish and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Saint Louis.
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Saint Louis is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the west of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Saint Louis.
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot County
      • This Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Saint Louis.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis City
      • This Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Saint Louis.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Louis [Jefferson County].
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saint Louis.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Saint Louis is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint Louis.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Louis.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Saint Louis is located in Marion County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Saint Louis.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Louis lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
    • Quebec
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Louis.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Saint Louis lies 1,783 miles [2,869.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saint Louis [Smith County].
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Saint Louis is located in Loudoun County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Saint Louis.
    • Wisconsin
      • Douglas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saint Louis [Douglas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Louis ...

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.

  • Indian Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Marshallville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
    • Marshallville is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <5>
  • Meadowdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
    • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
  • Neal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Neal is located in Houston County
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Peach Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
    • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Valley Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
    • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Willow Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
    • Willow Lake is located in Macon County

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

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

  • Oglethorpe, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Louis to Oglethorpe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Louis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Louis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Louis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4654, Longitude: -83.8669       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Louis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saint Louis could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Saint Louis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Saint Louis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.892 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.081 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.392 degrees.









 

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