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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 Hi-Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hi-Pointe 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 Hi-Pointe:
- 38.628100, -90.304100
- 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 Hi-Pointe
- 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 Hi-Pointe is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair 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 Saint Clair 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 Hi-Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hi-Pointe ...
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.
- Dutchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Ellendale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fox Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
- Greater Ville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Kings Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
- Lake Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lewis Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Pagedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Pine Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Tiffany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tower Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- University City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Wells - Goodfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
How Far From Hi-Pointe to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hi-Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hi-Pointe and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hi-Pointe to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hi-Pointe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hi-Pointe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hi-Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6281, Longitude: -90.3041 In this case, the coordinates for Hi-Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.698 degrees. |
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