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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 O'Fallon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to O'Fallon and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 38.672200, -90.229500
- 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 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 Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since O'Fallon is near Madison County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 O'Fallon
Communities Also Named O'Fallon ...
We found two communities that are also named O'Fallon.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named O'Fallon.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named O'Fallon in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Saint Charles County
- This O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the O'Fallon that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of O'Fallon.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County and lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast of the O'Fallon that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of O'Fallon.
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.
- Eagle Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle Park is located in Madison County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Park
- Fountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Fox Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
- Granite City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greater Ville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Jeff Vander Lou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff Vander Lou is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Vander Lou
- Jennings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
- Kings Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
- Lewis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Mark Twain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
- National City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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) ...
- Pagedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Pine Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
- Rock Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Tiffany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tower Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Wells - Goodfellow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
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 community 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:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from O'Fallon 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- O'Fallon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 O'Fallon 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 O'Fallon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6722, Longitude: -90.2295 In this case, the coordinates for O'Fallon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.095 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.786 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.653 degrees. |
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