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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 English Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to English Town 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 English Town:
- 37.622550, -90.640401
- 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 English Town
- 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since English Town is near Saint Francois County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 English Town
Communities Also Named English Town ...
We found two communities that are also named English Town.
Within Missouri, the name English Town is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This English Town is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,703 miles [2,740.7 km]<1> to the west of the English Town that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of English Town.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of English Town.
Curious and Interesting Names Near English Town ...
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.
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Graniteville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Hogan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hogan is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
- Holiday Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holiday Shores is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Iron Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Pilot Knob
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Snow Hollow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
How Far From English Town 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 English Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in English Town and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from English Town to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- English Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 English Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 English Town 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 English Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6225, Longitude: -90.6404 In this case, the coordinates for English Town have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.317 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.078 degrees. |
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