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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 Flamm City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flamm City 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 Flamm City:
- 38.416998, -90.356785
- 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 Flamm City
- 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 Flamm City is near Saint Louis County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Flamm City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flamm City ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cliff Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Gap is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Gap
- Imperial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Point ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Spring Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Flamm City 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 Flamm City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Flamm City and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flamm City to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 98 miles [157.7 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flamm City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Flamm City 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 Flamm City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4170, Longitude: -90.3568 In this case, the coordinates for Flamm City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.836 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.771 degrees. |
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