Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnson City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnson City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnson City
- 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 Johnson City:
- 38.116973, -93.927994
- 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 Johnson City
- 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 Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Johnson City is near Bates County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bates County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Johnson City ...
We found six communities that share the name Johnson City.
Within Missouri, the name Johnson City is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Johnson City [Hamilton County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This Johnson City is located in Broome County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Johnson City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Johnson City.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Johnson City is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Johnson City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Johnson City.
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Johnson City is located in Spartanburg County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Johnson City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Johnson City.
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Johnson City is located in Washington County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the east of the Johnson City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Johnson City.
- Texas
- Blanco County
- This Johnson City is located in Blanco County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Johnson City that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blanco County community of Johnson City.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson City ...
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.
- Chalk Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
- Chloe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Crooks Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Springs
- Crooks Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Deepwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deepwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
- Deepwater is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <4>
- Ebb ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Indian Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Vernon County
- Ohio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Story ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Johnson City 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 Johnson City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnson City and extending to:
- Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnson City to Osceola, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 912 miles [1,467.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Johnson City 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. |
| <2> | 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- Johnson City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1170, Longitude: -93.9280 In this case, the coordinates for Johnson City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Johnson City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.521 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.53 degrees. |