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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 Fenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fenton 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 Fenton:
- 38.514173, -90.446338
- 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 Fenton
- 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 Fenton is near Jefferson County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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 Fenton
Communities Also Named Fenton ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Fenton.
Within Missouri, the name Fenton is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Fenton is located in Etowah County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Fenton.
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Fenton is located in Whiteside County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Fenton.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Fenton [Marion County].
- Iowa
- Kossuth County
- This Fenton is located in Kossuth County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kossuth County community of Fenton.
- Kansas
- Rush County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fenton [Rush County].
- Kentucky
- Trigg County
- This Fenton is located in Trigg County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Fenton.
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- This Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Fenton.
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Fenton is located in Genesee County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Fenton.
- Mississippi
- Hancock County
- This Fenton is located in Hancock County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the south of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Fenton.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Fenton is located in Erie County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Fenton.
- Ohio
- Wood 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 Ohio community of Fenton [Wood County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Fenton [Montgomery County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Fenton lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- Tennessee
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Fenton [Hancock County].
- Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Fenton [Ashland County].
- Wyoming
- Big Horn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Fenton [Big Horn County].
- Park County
- This Fenton is located in Park County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fenton that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Fenton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fenton ...
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.
- Fern Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Green Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- High Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Peaceful Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Peerless Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Pettys Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Valley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Fenton 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 city such as Fenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fenton and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fenton to Clayton, 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 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Fenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Fenton 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. |
| <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 Fenton, 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 Fenton 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 Fenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5142, Longitude: -90.4463 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.231 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.921 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.791 degrees. |
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