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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 Louisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Louisville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Louisville:
    • 39.200182, -91.175683
    • 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 Louisville
  • 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 Louisville ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Louisville.

There are three communities within Missouri that are also named Louisville.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Bates County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Louisville.
    • Chariton County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Louisville [Chariton County].
    • Howard County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Louisville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Louisville is located in Barbour County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Louisville.
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Louisville is located in Boulder County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the west of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Louisville.
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Louisville [Suwannee County].
    • Georgia
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Illinois
      • Clay County
      • This Louisville is located in Clay County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Louisville.
    • Kansas
      • Miami County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Louisville [Miami County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • This Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<2> to the west of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Louisville.
      • Riley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Louisville [Riley County].
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Louisiana
      • Ascension Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Louisville [Ascension Parish].
      • Ouachita Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Louisville [Ouachita Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Louisville is located in Carroll County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Louisville.
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • This Louisville is located in Winston County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Louisville.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson County
      • This Louisville is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Louisville.
    • Nebraska
      • Cass County
      • This Louisville is located in Cass County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Louisville.
      • Sarpy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Louisville [Sarpy County].
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Louisville.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Louisville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 915 miles [1,472.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Louisville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Louisville lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Louisville is located in Adams County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the east of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Louisville.
      • Stark County
      • This Louisville is located in Stark County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km] to the east northeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Louisville.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Louisville is located in Blount County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Louisville that is located in Lincoln County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Louisville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Louisville [Dunn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Louisville ...

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.

  • Bowling Green
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Curryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
    • Curryville is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Farmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
    • Farmer is located in Pike County
  • Gamma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gazette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gazette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
    • Gazette is located in Pike County
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Lincoln County
  • Mackville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mackville
    • From Louisville to Mackville
  • New Harmony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stillhouse Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Ford
    • Stillhouse Ford is located in Lincoln County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Louisville and extending to:

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Louisville to Troy, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Louisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Louisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Louisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Louisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2002, Longitude: -91.1757    
<3>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 Louisville 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Louisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.741 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.601 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.983 degrees.




 

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