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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 Clayton - Tamm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clayton - Tamm 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 Clayton - Tamm:
    • 38.627200, -90.294900
    • 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 Clayton - Tamm
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
    • Since Clayton - Tamm is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Clayton - Tamm

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clayton - Tamm ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Fountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Fox Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
  • Greater Ville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Hi-Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
  • Kings Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
  • Lake Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
  • Lewis Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pagedale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Tiffany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tower Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
    • University City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • University City is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
    • Wells - Goodfellow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Clayton - Tamm 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 Clayton - Tamm to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Clayton - Tamm and extending to:

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Clayton - Tamm to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Clayton - Tamm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Clayton - Tamm 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 Clayton - Tamm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6272, Longitude: -90.2949       In this case, the coordinates for Clayton - Tamm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.136 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.827 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.694 degrees.