Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Concord Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concord Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Concord Hill

• 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 Concord Hill:
  • 38.650327, -91.136260
  • 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 Concord Hill

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Concord Hill is near Franklin County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Concord Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Concord Hill ...

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.

• Clover Bottom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
• Dundee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dundee is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Fourmile Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
• Gore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gore is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
• Hopewell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Lyon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lyon is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
• Marthasville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marthasville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthasville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marthasville <1>
• Peers
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Peers is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
• Senate Grove ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
• Village of Three Creeks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
  • Three Creeks village

How Far From Concord Hill 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 Concord Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Concord Hill and extending to:

• Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Concord Hill to Warrenton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'