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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 Engle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Engle and the surrounding area.
- 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 Engle:
- 38.321443, -90.399287
- 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 Engle
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Engle is near Monroe County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Engle
Communities Also Named Engle ...
We found eight communities that are also named Engle.
Within Missouri, the name Engle is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Izard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Engle [Izard County].
- Colorado
- Las Animas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Engle [Las Animas County].
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Engle [Estill County].
- Perry County
- This Engle is located in Perry County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the east of the Engle that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Engle.
- New Mexico
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Engle [Sierra County].
- Texas
- Fayette County
- This Engle is located in Fayette County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Engle that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Engle.
- West Virginia
- Jefferson County
- This Engle is located in Jefferson County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the east of the Engle that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Engle.
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Engle [Columbia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Engle ...
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.
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bushburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- Crystal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Goldman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herculaneum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Imperial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ludwig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ludwig is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Otto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Silica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Spring Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sulphur Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Engle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Engle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Engle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Engle and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Engle to Hillsboro, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Engle could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Engle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Engle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Engle 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 Engle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3214, Longitude: -90.3993 In this case, the coordinates for Engle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.192 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.85 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.812 degrees. |
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