Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Joe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Joe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Joe
- 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 Joe:
- 38.232830, -90.153724
- 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 Joe
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Saint Joe is near Randolph County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Joe ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Joe.
Within Illinois, the name Saint Joe is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Saint Joe is located in Benewah County and lies 1,459 miles [2,348 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Joe that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Saint Joe.
- Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Saint Joe [Kootenai County].
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Joe ...
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.
- Crystal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
- Crystal City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <4>
- Floraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Fountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Fountain Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Gap
- Fountain Gap is located in Monroe County
- Hecker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
- Hecker is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <4>
- Herculaneum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herculaneum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum
- Herculaneum is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,261 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herculaneum <4>
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Madonnaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Mitchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Red Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Red Bud is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <4>
- Wartburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Saint Joe 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 Joe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Joe and extending to:
- Waterloo, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Joe to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Joe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Joe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Joe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2328, Longitude: -90.1537 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Joe 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Joe 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Joe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.027 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.649 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.718 degrees. |