Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Howell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Howell
- 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 Howell:
- 38.693386, -90.765963
- 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 Howell
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since Howell is near Saint Louis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Howell ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Howell.
Within Missouri, the name Howell is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Howell is located in Columbia County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Howell.
- Echols County
- This Howell is located in Echols County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Echols County community of Howell.
- Idaho
- Boise County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Howell [Boise County].
- Latah County
- This Howell is located in Latah County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Howell.
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- George County
- This Howell is located in George County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Howell.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Howell [Jackson County].
- Rankin County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Howell [Rankin County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Howell is located in Lawrence County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Howell.
- Logan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Howell.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Howell [Patrick County].
- Roanoke County
- This Howell is located in Roanoke County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Howell.
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell ...
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.
- All Saints Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
- Fox Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Grover is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <5>
- Gumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Harvester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvester
- Harvester is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvester <5>
- Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Josephville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
- Monarch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Petersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Franklin County
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
How Far From Howell 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 Howell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howell and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howell to Saint Charles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6934, Longitude: -90.7660 In this case, the coordinates for Howell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Howell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Howell 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. |
| <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 Howell 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 316.449 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.196 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.902 degrees. |