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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 Old North Saint Louis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old North Saint Louis and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Old North Saint Louis
  • 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 Old North Saint Louis:
    • 38.650600, -90.205500
    • 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 Old North Saint Louis
  • 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 Old North Saint Louis 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 Old North Saint Louis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old North Saint Louis ...

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.

  • Cherokee Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Eagle Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Park is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Park
  • Fountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
  • Fox Park
    (2 miles [3.2 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
  • Jeff Vander Lou
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jeff Vander Lou is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Vander Lou
  • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Mark Twain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
  • National City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 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
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rock Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Tiffany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow

How Far From Old North Saint Louis to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old North Saint Louis and extending to:

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Old North Saint Louis 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 708 miles [1,139.4 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>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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old North Saint Louis) 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 Old North Saint Louis 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 Old North Saint Louis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6506, Longitude: -90.2055       In this case, the coordinates for Old North Saint Louis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.078 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.764 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.647 degrees.