Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mashek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mashek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mashek
- 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 Mashek:
- 39.004213, -91.075978
- 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 Mashek
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Mashek is near Warren County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Mashek ...
We found one communities that share the name Mashek.
Within Missouri, the name Mashek is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Mashek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mashek ...
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.
- Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Chain-of-Rocks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Famous
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Flint Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Gamma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Hawk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
- Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <3>
- Highview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Hobart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Moscow Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Moscow Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow Mills <3>
- Prairieview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
- Prairieview is located in Warren County
- Prices Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
- Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County
- Stillhouse Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Mashek 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 community such as Mashek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Mashek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mashek and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mashek to White House, with an average speed<5>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 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mashek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mashek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0042, Longitude: -91.0760 In this case, the coordinates for Mashek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Mashek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mashek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.49 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.979 degrees. |