Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Gratiot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gratiot and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gratiot
- 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 Gratiot:
- 38.622274, -90.281503
- 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 Gratiot
- 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 Gratiot ...
We found three communities that share the name Gratiot.
Within Missouri, the name Gratiot is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gratiot ...
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.
- Cherokee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Dutchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Fountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Fox Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Greater Ville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greater Ville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Hi-Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Kings Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lake Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Lewis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Tiffany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Tower Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Wells - Goodfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells - Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Lewis Place
How Far From Gratiot 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 Gratiot to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gratiot and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Gratiot to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gratiot. 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 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 Gratiot 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 . 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- Gratiot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gratiot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6223, Longitude: -90.2815 In this case, the coordinates for Gratiot 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gratiot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.127 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.816 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.689 degrees. |