Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Carondelet:
  • 38.536862, -90.243549
  • 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 East Carondelet

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since East Carondelet is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 East Carondelet

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Carondelet ...

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.

• Bixby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Cherokee Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
• Cliff Cave
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
• Dutchtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Falling Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Fox Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
• Green Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Green Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
• Ivory
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Maplewood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
• Mount Pleasant
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Tiffany
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
• Vulcan
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From East Carondelet 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 village such as East Carondelet to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Carondelet to Belleville, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east (E). 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 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'