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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 De Baliviere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to De Baliviere 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 De Baliviere:
    • 38.650500, -90.278300
    • 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 De Baliviere
  • 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 De Baliviere 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 De Baliviere

Curious and Interesting Names Near De Baliviere ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Fountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Greater Ville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Hi-Pointe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
  • Kings Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
  • Lewis Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] 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
  • Mark Twain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
  • Pagedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Lawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Tiffany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tower Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 west)
      • 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
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From De Baliviere 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 De Baliviere to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from De Baliviere 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 712 miles [1,145.9 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 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- De Baliviere) 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 De Baliviere 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 De Baliviere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6505, Longitude: -90.2783       In this case, the coordinates for De Baliviere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.126 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.819 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.681 degrees.