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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 Florissant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Florissant 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 Florissant:
- 38.789039, -90.322723
- 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 Florissant
- 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 Florissant 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 Florissant
Communities Also Named Florissant ...
We found one communities that are also named Florissant.
Within Missouri, the name Florissant is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Florissant in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This Florissant is located in Teller County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west of the Florissant that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Florissant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Florissant ...
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.
- Black Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Black Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Castle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Point
- Cool Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Cross Keys
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Natural Bridge Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Normandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Overland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Shoveltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
- Spanish Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Sycamore Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
How Far From Florissant 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 Florissant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Florissant and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Florissant to Clayton, with an average speed<2> 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 101 miles [162.5 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 713 miles [1,147.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Florissant) 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 Florissant 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 Florissant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7890, Longitude: -90.3227 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.161 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.878 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.67 degrees. |
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