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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 Natural Bridge Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Natural Bridge Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Natural Bridge Junction
- 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 Natural Bridge Junction:
- 38.757551, -90.433173
- 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 Natural Bridge Junction
- 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 Natural Bridge Junction is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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 Natural Bridge Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Natural Bridge Junction ...
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.
- Black Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Champ
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Cool Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Earth City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Fernridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Harvester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kampville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kampville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampville
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Mary Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Normandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Orchard Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
- Overland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Pagedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Seeburger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seeburger is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeburger
- Sycamore Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- University City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
How Far From Natural Bridge Junction 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 community such as Natural Bridge Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Natural Bridge Junction and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Natural Bridge Junction to Clayton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Natural Bridge Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Natural Bridge Junction 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 Natural Bridge Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7576, Longitude: -90.4332 In this case, the coordinates for Natural Bridge Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.232 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.956 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.73 degrees. |
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