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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 Flordell Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flordell Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Flordell Hills:
    • 38.717291, -90.264811
    • 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 Flordell Hills
  • 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 Flordell Hills is near Saint Louis City and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • 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 Flordell Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flordell Hills ...

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.

  • Castle Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
  • Cool Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Fountain Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Glasgow Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
  • Greater Ville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Jennings
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Lewis Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Mark Twain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
  • Normandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Pagedale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
  • Pine Lawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverview is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
  • Sycamore Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Wells - Goodfellow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Flordell Hills 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 city such as Flordell Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Flordell Hills and extending to:

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Flordell Hills to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Flordell Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Flordell Hills 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 Flordell Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7173, Longitude: -90.2648       In this case, the coordinates for Flordell Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.12 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.821 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.659 degrees.