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

When in Argentville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argentville 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 Argentville:
    • 39.016161, -90.798184
    • 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 Argentville
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Argentville ...

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.

  • Apex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Lincoln County
  • Birch Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
    • Birch Island is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Famous
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
  • Flint Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Highview ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Lincoln County
  • Kings Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
    • Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County
  • Maryknoll
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryknoll have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
    • Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County
  • Moscow Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oasis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oasis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
    • Oasis is located in Lincoln County
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)

How Far From Argentville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Argentville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Argentville and extending to:

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Argentville to Troy, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Argentville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Argentville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0162, Longitude: -90.7982       In this case, the coordinates for Argentville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Argentville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.483 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.28 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.844 degrees.









 

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