Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Longtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Longtown
- 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 Longtown:
- 37.670257, -89.774142
- 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 Longtown
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Longtown is near Cape Girardeau County and also Bollinger County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
- eBird sighting report for Bollinger 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 Longtown ...
We found eight communities that share the name Longtown.
Within Missouri, the name Longtown is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This Longtown is located in Burke County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Longtown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Longtown.
- Yadkin County
- This Longtown is located in Yadkin County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east of the Longtown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yadkin County community of Longtown.
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- This Longtown is located in Fayette County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south of the Longtown that is located in Perry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Longtown.
- Hawkins County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Longtown [Hawkins County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longtown ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Perry County
- Crosstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Friendly Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
- Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lixville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Point Rest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Point Rest is located in Perry County
- Saline Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Junction
- Saline Junction is located in Perry County
- Seventysix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventysix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Starland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Longtown 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 town such as Longtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longtown and extending to:
- Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Longtown 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 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Longtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perryvillemo.com/
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- Longtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Longtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6703, Longitude: -89.7741 In this case, the coordinates for Longtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Longtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Longtown 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 315.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.669 degrees. |