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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 Fernridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fernridge 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 Fernridge:
- 38.680886, -90.477620
- 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 Fernridge
- 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 Fernridge is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Fernridge
Communities Also Named Fernridge ...
We found two communities that are also named Fernridge.
Within Missouri, the name Fernridge is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Fernridge is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fernridge that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Fernridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Monroe County
- This Fernridge is located in Monroe County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fernridge that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Fernridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fernridge ...
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.
- Champ
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Earth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gumbo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Harvester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jacobs is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Mary Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Natural Bridge Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Overland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Twin Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- University City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Valley Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Fernridge 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 Fernridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fernridge and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fernridge to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 most of three 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fernridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fernridge 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 Fernridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6809, Longitude: -90.4776 In this case, the coordinates for Fernridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.975 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.768 degrees. |
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