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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 Forest Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Green 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 Forest Green:
    • 39.315029, -92.837688
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Forest Green
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Forest Green ...

We found five communities that share the name Forest Green.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Forest Green.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Forest Green [Lawrence County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Forest Green is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Forest Green that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Forest Green.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Forest Green is located in Hinds County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Forest Green that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Forest Green.
    • Montana
      • Meagher County
      • This Forest Green is located in Meagher County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Forest Green that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of Forest Green.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Forest Green is located in Harris County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Forest Green that is located in Chariton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Forest Green.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Green ...

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.

  • Glasgow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
  • Grand Port
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Port have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Port
    • Grand Port is located in Chariton County
  • Grand River City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
    • Grand River City is located in Chariton County
  • Lewis Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
    • Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
  • Lisbon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Howard County
  • Louisville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Chariton County
  • Missouri Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missouri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
    • Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
  • Oil City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Oil City is located in Chariton County
  • Prairie Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
    • Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
  • Randolph Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Springs
    • Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
  • Saline City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Saline County
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Chariton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>

How Far From Forest Green 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 Forest Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Green and extending to:

  • Keytesville, which is the Seat of Chariton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Green to Keytesville, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Green. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forest Green could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3150, Longitude: -92.8377       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Forest Green to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.859 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.906 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.763 degrees.




 

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