Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Daytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Daytown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Daytown
- 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 Daytown:
- 37.859218, -90.581515
- 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 Daytown
- 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 Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since Daytown is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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
Communities Also Named Daytown ...
We found three communities that share the name Daytown.
Within Missouri, the name Daytown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Daytown lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Daytown that is located in Saint Francois County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Daytown ...
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.
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Federal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Flat River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Frankclay
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Gumbo
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
- Leadwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
- Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
- Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Park Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
- Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <4>
- Rivermines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
How Far From Daytown 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 Daytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Daytown and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Daytown to Farmington, with an average speed<5> 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 736 miles [1,184.5 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 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Daytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 Daytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Daytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Daytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8592, Longitude: -90.5815 In this case, the coordinates for Daytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Daytown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.29 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.901 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.00 degrees. |