Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lewistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewistown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lewistown
- 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 Lewistown:
- 40.086040, -91.813573
- 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 Lewistown
- 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Since Lewistown is near Knox County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Lewistown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Lewistown.
Within Missouri, the name Lewistown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Lewistown is located in Frederick County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewistown.
- Talbot County
- This Lewistown is located in Talbot County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km] to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Lewis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Lewistown.
- Montana
- New Jersey
- Nova Scotia
- This Lewistown lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Lewis County.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewistown ...
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.
- Benjamin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Deer Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Lewis County
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Forest Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Laura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Naomi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Sellers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Lewistown 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 town such as Lewistown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewistown and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Lewistown to White House, with an average speed<3>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 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lewistown. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lewistown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0860, Longitude: -91.8136 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lewistown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.201 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.251 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.092 degrees. |