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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 Overland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Overland 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 Overland:
- 38.700415, -90.362240
- 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 Overland
- 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 Overland is near Saint Louis City and also Madison 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 Madison 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 Overland
Communities Also Named Overland ...
We found six communities that are also named Overland.
Within Missouri, the name Overland is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Hamilton County
- This Overland is located in Hamilton County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Overland.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Overland.
- Oregon
- Coos County
- This Overland is located in Coos County and lies 1,780 miles [2,864.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Overland.
- Texas
- Hopkins County
- This Overland is located in Hopkins County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Overland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Overland.
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Overland [Mecklenburg County].
- Wyoming
- Carbon County
- This Overland is located in Carbon County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Overland that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Overland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Overland ...
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.
- Champ
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Cool Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fernridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Fountain Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Hi-Pointe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
- Jennings
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lewis Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mark Twain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mark Twain is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain
- Mary Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Natural Bridge Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Pagedale
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Pine Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sycamore Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wells - Goodfellow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
How Far From Overland 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 Overland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Overland and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Overland to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 716 miles [1,152.3 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Overland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Overland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Overland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Overland 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 Overland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7004, Longitude: -90.3622 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.183 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.892 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.709 degrees. |
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