Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knob Lick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knob Lick and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knob Lick
- 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 Knob Lick:
- 37.675966, -90.367046
- 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 Knob Lick
- 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 Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Since Knob Lick is near Madison County and also Sainte Genevieve County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve 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 Knob Lick ...
We found three communities that share the name Knob Lick.
Within Missouri, the name Knob Lick is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Knob Lick is located in Estill County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the east of the Knob Lick that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Knob Lick.
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Knob Lick [Lincoln County].
- Metcalfe County
- This Knob Lick is located in Metcalfe County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east of the Knob Lick that is located in Saint Francois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Metcalfe County community of Knob Lick.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob Lick ...
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.
- Catherine Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Place
- Catherine Place is located in Madison County
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Cobalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Saint Francois County
- Doe Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Saint Francois County
- Mineral City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Pickel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Francois County
How Far From Knob Lick 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 Knob Lick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Knob Lick and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Knob Lick to White House, with an average speed<4>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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knob Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Knob Lick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knob Lick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6760, Longitude: -90.3670 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Knob Lick 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> | 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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Knob Lick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.141 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.704 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.94 degrees. |