Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Central West End, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central West End and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Central West End
- 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 Central West End:
- 38.645200, -90.256900
- 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 Central West End
- 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 Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Central West End is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Central West End ...
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.
- Ellendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Fountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Fox Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Greater Ville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greater Ville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Hi-Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Jeff Vander Lou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Vander Lou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Vander Lou
- Jeff Vander Lou is located in Saint Louis County
- Kings Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Lewis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Mark Twain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Twain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
- Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
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- Pagedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Pine Lawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Tiffany
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Wells - Goodfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells - Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Pagedale
How Far From Central West End 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 Central West End to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Central West End and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Central West End to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central West End. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Central West End) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Central West End. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6452, Longitude: -90.2569 In this case, the coordinates for Central West End 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 Central West End 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 316.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.672 degrees. |