Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grace and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grace
- 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 Grace:
- 37.857537, -92.744625
- 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 Grace
- 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Since Grace is near Camden County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Grace ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Grace.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Grace.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Grace is located in Butler County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Grace that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Grace.
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Arkansas
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grace [Jefferson County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Grace [Johnson County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Grace [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Grace is located in Caribou County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Grace that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Grace.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- King County
- Although located in King County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Grace.
- Liberty County
- This Grace is located in Liberty County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Grace that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Grace.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Grace is located in Hampshire County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grace that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Grace.
- Roane County
- This Grace is located in Roane County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east of the Grace that is located in Laclede County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Grace.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grace ...
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.
- Case
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Celt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Corkery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Ira
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Ralphwhite Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralphwhite Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphwhite Ford
- Ralphwhite Ford is located in Dallas County
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodger Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
- Sweet Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hollow Ford
- Sweet Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
- Tom Hollow Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tom Hollow Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Hollow Ford
- Tom Hollow Ford is located in Laclede County
How Far From Grace 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 Grace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grace and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grace to Lebanon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 852 miles [1,371.2 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 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8575, Longitude: -92.7446 In this case, the coordinates for Grace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grace 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Grace 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 317.717 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.549 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.014 degrees. |