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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chalk Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalk Level and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chalk Level:
- 38.093362, -93.809657
- 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 Chalk Level
- 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 Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Chalk Level is near Henry County and also Bates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates 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 Chalk Level
Communities Also Named Chalk Level ...
We found four communities that are also named Chalk Level.
Within Missouri, the name Chalk Level is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chalk Level [Forsyth County].
- Harnett 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 North Carolina community of Chalk Level [Harnett County].
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<3> to the east of the Chalk Level that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Chalk Level.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<3> to the east of the Chalk Level that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Chalk Level.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalk Level ...
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.
- Chloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Crooks Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Springs
- Deepwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ebb ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ebb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Fox Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Hardyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hardyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
- Ohio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Story ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Story is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Topper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Topper is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topper
- Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
How Far From Chalk Level 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 community such as Chalk Level to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chalk Level and extending to:
- Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chalk Level to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 906 miles [1,458.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,597 miles [10,616.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chalk Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chalk Level 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chalk Level) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chalk Level to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalk Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0934, Longitude: -93.8097 In this case, the coordinates for Chalk Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.423 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.477 degrees. |
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