Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lowry City:
  • 38.139636, -93.726751
  • 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 Lowry City

• 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 Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Lowry City is near Henry County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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 Lowry City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowry City ...

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.

• Chalk Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
• Chloe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chloe is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
• Coal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal
• Deepwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deepwater is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deepwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deepwater <1>
• Fox Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fox Run is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Harper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Ohio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ohio is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Sparrow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sparrow is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
• Topper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Topper is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topper
• Vista
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
• Wisdom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wisdom is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom

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

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

• Osceola, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowry City to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,591 miles [10,607.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'