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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 Imbs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Imbs and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Imbs:
    • 38.523587, -90.135527
    • 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 Imbs
  • 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 Imbs is near Monroe County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
  • 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 Imbs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Imbs ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Cherokee Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Crest Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Dutch Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Hollow is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
  • Dutchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Falling Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fox Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
  • French Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gardens
  • Hilltop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Ivory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] 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 northwest)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Roachtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Roachtown is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachtown
    • Royal Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Royal Heights is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
    • Signal Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Signal Hill is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
    • Vulcan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

  • Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the East.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Imbs to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imbs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Imbs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Imbs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5236, Longitude: -90.1355    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.027 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.688 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.643 degrees.