Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in French Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for French Village
- 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 French Village:
- 37.972553, -90.389845
- 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 French Village
- 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 Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since French Village is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named French Village ...
We found five communities that share the name French Village.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named French Village.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Osage County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of French Village [Osage County].
- Osage County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This French Village is located in Saint Clair County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the French Village that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of French Village.
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of French Village.
- Nova Scotia
- This French Village lies 1,443 miles [2,322.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the French Village that is located in Saint Francois County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This French Village lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the French Village that is located in Saint Francois County.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near French Village ...
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.
- Federal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Flat River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Hazel Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hurryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurryville
- Hurryville is located in Saint Francois County
- Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rivermines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivermines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Settletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
How Far From French Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as French Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French Village and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from French Village to Farmington, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about French Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- French Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9726, Longitude: -90.3898 In this case, the coordinates for French Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 French Village 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 French Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.17 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.778 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.886 degrees. |