Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Champ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champ and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Champ
- 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 Champ:
- 38.744784, -90.453407
- 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 Champ
- 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 Champ is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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 Champ ...
We found five communities that share the name Champ.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Champ.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champ ...
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.
- Earth City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
- Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <3>
- Elm Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fernridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Harvester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvester
- Harvester is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvester <3>
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mary Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Natural Bridge Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge Junction
- Natural Bridge Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Overland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sycamore Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
How Far From Champ 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 village such as Champ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champ and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Champ to Clayton, 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 721 miles [1,160.3 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 41 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 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Champ. 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> | 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- Champ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Champ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7448, Longitude: -90.4534 In this case, the coordinates for Champ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Champ 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 316.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.969 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.742 degrees. |