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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 Mackenzie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mackenzie 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 Mackenzie:
    • 38.580884, -90.316282
    • 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 Mackenzie
  • 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 Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
    • Since Mackenzie is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Mackenzie

Communities Also Named Mackenzie ...

We found six communities that are also named Mackenzie.

There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Mackenzie.

Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Mackenzie, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Crawford County
      • Although located in Crawford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mackenzie.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Mackenzie lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mackenzie that is located in Saint Louis County.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Mackenzie is located in Hillsborough County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mackenzie that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mackenzie.
    • Montana
      • Fallon 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 Montana community of Mackenzie [Fallon County].
    • Ontario
      • This Mackenzie lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north of the Mackenzie that is located in Saint Louis County.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 8,752 miles [14,085 km]<1> to the west
      • Open a Google Map centered on Mackenzie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mackenzie ...

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.

  • Dutchtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Ellendale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Green Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Hi-Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
  • Ivory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Kings Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
  • Lake Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Rock Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Tiffany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
  • Tower Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove

How Far From Mackenzie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Mackenzie to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mackenzie to Jefferson City, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mackenzie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mackenzie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mackenzie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mackenzie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5809, Longitude: -90.3163       In this case, the coordinates for Mackenzie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.148 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.835 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.715 degrees.