Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jacobs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jacobs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jacobs
- 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 Jacobs:
- 38.706441, -90.602623
- 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 Jacobs
- 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Jacobs.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Jacobs.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Phelps County
- Although located in Phelps County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Jacobs.
- Phelps County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Ontario
- This Jacobs lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the north of the Jacobs that is located in Saint Charles County.
- Texas
- Cottle 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 Texas community of Jacobs [Cottle County].
- Rusk County
- This Jacobs is located in Rusk County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Jacobs that is located in Saint Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Jacobs.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jacobs ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Champ
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Earth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Fernridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Harvester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvester
- Harvester is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvester <5>
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Monarch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Natural Bridge Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Wildwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jacobs and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jacobs 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 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacobs. 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 '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- Jacobs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacobs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7064, Longitude: -90.6026 In this case, the coordinates for Jacobs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs, 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 Jacobs 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 316.342 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.075 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.821 degrees. |