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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 Hazelwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelwood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hazelwood:
    • 38.769513, -90.377540
    • 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 Hazelwood
  • 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 Hazelwood ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Hazelwood.

Within Missouri, the name Hazelwood is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Kent County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hazelwood.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Bulloch County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Hazelwood.
    • Indiana
      • Allen 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 Indiana community of Hazelwood [Allen County].
      • Hendricks County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hazelwood.
      • Shelby 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 Indiana community of Hazelwood [Shelby County].
    • Kansas
      • Ford 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 Kansas community of Hazelwood [Ford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Ballard 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 Kentucky community of Hazelwood [Ballard County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hazelwood.
    • Louisiana
      • De Soto Parish
      • Although located in De Soto Parish, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Hazelwood.
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This Hazelwood is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the south of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Hazelwood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hazelwood.
      • Harford County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Harford County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km] to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hazelwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Hazelwood [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac 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 Michigan community of Hazelwood [Sanilac County].
    • Minnesota
      • Rice County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Rice County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Hazelwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Haywood County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Hazelwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Wake County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east southeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Hazelwood.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hazelwood.
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hazelwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Hazelwood.
      • McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Hazelwood [McKean County].
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Caroline County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the east of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Hazelwood.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Hazelwood is located in King County and lies 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Hazelwood.
      • Spokane County
      • This Hazelwood is located in Spokane County and lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km] to the northwest of the Hazelwood that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Hazelwood.
    • West Virginia
      • Randolph County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hazelwood [Randolph County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelwood ...

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.

  • Black Jack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
    • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
  • Champ
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champ have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Champ is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Cool Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
    • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Cross Keys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
  • Earth City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
    • Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <5>
  • Elm Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
    • Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Mary Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
    • Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Natural Bridge Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge Junction
    • Natural Bridge Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Normandy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Overland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
  • Shoveltown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoveltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
    • Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County
  • Sycamore Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people

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

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hazelwood to White House, with an average speed<6>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<7> 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).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Hazelwood: www.hazelwoodmo.org/

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

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- Hazelwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazelwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7695, Longitude: -90.3775    
<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 Hazelwood 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 Hazelwood, 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'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 Hazelwood 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 316.196 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.916 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.701 degrees.









 

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