Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Leadwood:
  • 37.861765, -90.589187
  • 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 Leadwood

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
  • Since Leadwood is near Washington County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Leadwood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leadwood ...

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.

• Derby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Federal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Federal is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
• Flat River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
• Frankclay
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Frankclay is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankclay
• Gumbo
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gumbo is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
• Irondale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Irondale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <1>
• Mitchell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Park Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <1>
• Rivermines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines

How Far From Leadwood 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 city such as Leadwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Leadwood and extending to:

• Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Leadwood to Farmington, with an average speed<3> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'