Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Byrnes Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byrnes Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Byrnes Mill
- 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 Byrnes Mill:
- 38.439900, -90.574341
- 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 Byrnes Mill
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Byrnes Mill is near Saint Louis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byrnes Mill ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <2>
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <2>
- High Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- High Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Ridge <2>
- House Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
- House Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <2>
- Local
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Peaceful Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peaceful Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Scotsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Times Beach ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Times Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Beach
- Times Beach is located in Saint Louis County
How Far From Byrnes Mill 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 city such as Byrnes Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Byrnes Mill and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Byrnes Mill to Hillsboro, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byrnes Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/
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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byrnes Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byrnes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4399, Longitude: -90.5743 In this case, the coordinates for Byrnes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Byrnes Mill 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 316.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.004 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.868 degrees. |