Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Jefferson Barracks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jefferson Barracks and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jefferson Barracks

• 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 Jefferson Barracks:
  • 38.502831, -90.280393
  • 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 Jefferson Barracks

• 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 Jefferson Barracks is near Saint Clair County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City

• 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 Jefferson Barracks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Barracks ...

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.

• Bixby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Cliff Cave
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
• Dutchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
• Falling Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
• Green Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
• Ivory
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Vulcan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

How Far From Jefferson Barracks 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 Jefferson Barracks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Jefferson Barracks and extending to:

• Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jefferson Barracks to Clayton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'