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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Beau Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Beau Tract and the surrounding area.
- 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 La Beau Tract:
- 38.466165, -90.412897
- 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 La Beau Tract
- 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 La Beau Tract is near Jefferson County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for La Beau Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Beau Tract ...
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.
- Arnold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cliff Cave is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Cave
- Green Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- High Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Murphy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Peaceful Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Peerless Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pettys Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Point ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Spring Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Valley Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From La Beau Tract 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 La Beau Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in La Beau Tract and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from La Beau Tract to Clayton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- La Beau Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 La Beau Tract to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Beau Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4662, Longitude: -90.4129 In this case, the coordinates for La Beau Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.207 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.786 degrees. |
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