Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Goodfellow Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodfellow Terrace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Goodfellow Terrace

• 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 Goodfellow Terrace:
  • 38.697273, -90.270669
  • 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 Goodfellow Terrace

• 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 Goodfellow Terrace 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 Goodfellow Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodfellow Terrace ...

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.

• Cool Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
• Greater Ville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
• Jennings
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
• Lewis Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
• Mark Twain
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
• Normandy
  (Less than 2 miles 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
  (2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
  • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
• Wells - Goodfellow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goodfellow Terrace 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 Goodfellow Terrace 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 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'