Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pilot Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pilot Knob and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pilot Knob
- 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 Pilot Knob:
- 37.623738, -90.645370
- 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 Pilot Knob
- 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 Iron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iron County
- Since Pilot Knob is near Saint Francois County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pilot Knob ...
We found nine communities that share the name Pilot Knob.
Within Missouri, the name Pilot Knob is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Pilot Knob [San Diego County].
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- This Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pilot Knob that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Pilot Knob.
- Kansas
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pilot Knob [Harper County].
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pilot Knob [Leavenworth County].
- New York
- Warren County
- This Pilot Knob is located in Warren County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pilot Knob that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Pilot Knob.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Pilot Knob is located in Greene County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<2> to the east of the Pilot Knob that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Pilot Knob.
- Sumner County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pilot Knob [Sumner County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- This Pilot Knob is located in Travis County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Pilot Knob that is located in Iron County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Pilot Knob.
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pilot Knob [Adams County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pilot Knob ...
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.
- English Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Glover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Graniteville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Iron County
- Hogan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Holiday Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Washington County
- Iron Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Iron Mountain is located in Saint Francois County
- Iron Mountain Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Snow Hollow Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hollow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hollow Lake
- Snow Hollow Lake is located in Iron County
How Far From Pilot Knob to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Pilot Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pilot Knob and extending to:
- Ironton, which is the Seat of Iron County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Pilot Knob to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pilot Knob. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Pilot Knob 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot Knob) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pilot Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6237, Longitude: -90.6454 In this case, the coordinates for Pilot Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Pilot Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Pilot Knob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.08 degrees. |