Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Westport Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Westport Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Westport Landing
- 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 Westport Landing:
- 39.175604, -90.733458
- 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 Old Westport Landing
- 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 Old Westport Landing is near Calhoun County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Greene 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Westport Landing ...
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.
- Apex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Birch Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
- Birch Island is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Kampsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampsville
- Kampsville is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kampsville <2>
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Kings Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
- Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County
- Michael
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael
- Michael is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michael <2>
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Sledd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Star City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Old Westport Landing 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 Old Westport Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Westport Landing and extending to:
- Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Westport Landing to Troy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 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 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Westport Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Westport Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Westport Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1756, Longitude: -90.7335 In this case, the coordinates for Old Westport Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Westport Landing 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 316.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.259 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.777 degrees. |