Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Millstadt Junction:
  • 38.461719, -90.217891
  • 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 Millstadt Junction

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Millstadt Junction ...

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.

• Arnold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
• Bixby
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Cliff Cave
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
• Dutchtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Falling Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Fountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fountain is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Fountain Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Gap
• Green Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Maplewood Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Point ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Point is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Vulcan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Waterloo, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millstadt Junction to Waterloo, 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.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 96 miles [154.5 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'