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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 Gilmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilmore 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 Gilmore:
    • 38.810329, -90.806241
    • 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 Gilmore
  • 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 Gilmore ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Gilmore.

Within Missouri, the name Gilmore is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gilmore is located in Jefferson County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gilmore.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Gilmore is located in Crittenden County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Gilmore.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Gilmore is located in Duval County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Gilmore.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Gilmore is located in Cobb County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Gilmore.
    • Idaho
      • Lemhi County
      • This Gilmore is located in Lemhi County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lemhi County community of Gilmore.
    • Illinois
      • Bond County
      • This Gilmore is located in Bond County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the east of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Gilmore.
      • Effingham County
      • This Gilmore is located in Effingham County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the east of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Gilmore.
    • Kansas
      • Thomas County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Thomas County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Gilmore.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Gilmore is located in Allegany County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Gilmore.
    • Mississippi
      • Covington County
      • This Gilmore is located in Covington County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the south of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Gilmore.
    • Nebraska
      • Sarpy County
      • This Gilmore is located in Sarpy County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Gilmore.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Gilmore.
      • Tuscarawas County
      • This Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Gilmore.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Gilmore is located in Le Flore County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Gilmore.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Gilmore is located in Fayette County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Gilmore.
      • McKean County
      • This Gilmore is located in McKean County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east northeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Gilmore.
      • Washington County
      • 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 Pennsylvania community of Gilmore [Washington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Madison County
      • This Gilmore is located in Madison County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gilmore that is located in Saint Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Gilmore.
    • Virginia
      • Rockbridge County
      • 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 Virginia community of Gilmore [Rockbridge County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmore ...

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.

  • All Saints Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
    • All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Defiance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Harvester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Highview ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Lincoln County
  • Josephville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
    • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Maryknoll
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryknoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryknoll
    • Maryknoll is located in Lincoln County
  • Mechanicsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Moscow Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmore to Saint Charles, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8103, Longitude: -90.8062       In this case, the coordinates for Gilmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Gilmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Gilmore 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Gilmore 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 316.48 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.248 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.894 degrees.









 

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