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 Potosi:
37.936832, -90.788659
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.
We found five communities that share the name Potosi.
Within Missouri, the name Potosi is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kansas
Linn County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Linn County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Potosi.
Nevada
Clark County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Potosi.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Potosi is located in York County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Potosi that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Potosi.
Texas
Taylor County
This Potosi is located in Taylor County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Potosi that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Potosi.
Wisconsin
Grant County
This Potosi is located in Grant County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<2> to the north of the Potosi that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Potosi.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Potosi ...
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.
Fountain Farm (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Potosi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Potosi and extending to:
The White House (Washington, DC) is 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Potosi to White House, with an average speed<4>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 30 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Potosi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Potosi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Potosi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9368, Longitude: -90.7887
<3>
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.
<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 Potosi 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 316.429 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.072 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.079 degrees.