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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 Festus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Festus 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 Festus:
- 38.213402, -90.405534
- 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 Festus
- 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 Festus 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 Festus
Communities Also Named Festus ...
We found two communities that are also named Festus.
Within Missouri, the name Festus is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jefferson County
- This Festus is located in Jefferson County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the southeast of the Festus that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Festus.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Festus is located in Marion County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Festus that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Festus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Festus ...
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.
- Bushburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bushburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushburg
- Crystal City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Herculaneum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ludwig
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ludwig is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Madonnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silica
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Festus 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 city such as Festus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Festus and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Festus 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 three full 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 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Festus) 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 Festus 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 Festus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2134, Longitude: -90.4055 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.191 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.835 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.84 degrees. |
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