Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in O'Fallon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to O'Fallon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for O'Fallon
- 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 O'Fallon:
- 38.785093, -90.716864
- 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 O'Fallon
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Since O'Fallon is near Calhoun County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 O'Fallon ...
We found two communities that share the name O'Fallon.
There is one other community in Missouri which is also named O'Fallon.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named O'Fallon in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near O'Fallon ...
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.
- All Saints Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for All Saints Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Chain-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Defiance is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <3>
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Golden Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Eagle
- Golden Eagle is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Eagle <3>
- Gumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Harvester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvester
- Harvester is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvester <3>
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Josephville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kampville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Maryknoll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
- Monarch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From O'Fallon 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 O'Fallon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in O'Fallon and extending to:
- Saint Charles, which is the Seat of Saint Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from O'Fallon to Saint Charles, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for O'Fallon: www.ofallon.mo.us/
The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/
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- O'Fallon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O'Fallon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7851, Longitude: -90.7169 In this case, the coordinates for O'Fallon 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> | 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 O'Fallon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.858 degrees. |