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.
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:
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
Woodruff County
This Howell is located in Woodruff County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of Howell.
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
Vanderburgh 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 Indiana community of Howell [Vanderburgh County].
Iowa
Marion 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 Iowa community of Howell [Marion County].
Kansas
Ford County
This Howell is located in Ford County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ford County community of Howell.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Howell is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the south of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Howell.
Michigan
Livingston County
This Howell is located in Livingston County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Howell.
Minnesota
Carlton 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 Minnesota community of Howell [Carlton County].
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
Monmouth 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 New Jersey community of Howell [Monmouth County].
New York
Orange County
This Howell is located in Orange County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Howell.
North Carolina
Beaufort 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 North Carolina community of Howell [Beaufort County].
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
Marion 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 Oregon community of Howell [Marion County].
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
This Howell is located in Cumberland County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Howell that is located in Saint Charles County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Howell.
South Dakota
Hand 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 South Dakota community of Howell [Hand County].
Tennessee
Lincoln County
This Howell is located in Lincoln County and lies 331 miles [532.7 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 Lincoln County community of Howell.
Utah
Box Elder County
This Howell is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,159 miles [1,865.2 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 Box Elder County community of Howell.
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
Cabell 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 West Virginia community of Howell [Cabell County].
Wyoming
Albany County
This Howell is located in Albany County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 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 Albany County community of Howell.
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.
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<7> 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<8> 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).<9>
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).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.449 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.196 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.902 degrees.