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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 Saint Albans, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Albans and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Saint Albans:
    • 38.579220, -90.775131
    • 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 Saint Albans
  • 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 Saint Albans ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Saint Albans.

There is one other community in Missouri which is also named Saint Albans.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Missouri ...
    • Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Saint Albans [Saint Louis County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Somerset County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Somerset County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Saint Albans.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Saint Albans [Hennepin County].
    • New York
      • Queens County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Queens County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of Saint Albans.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Albans lies 1,851 miles [2,978.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Saint Albans.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Delaware County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<2> to the east of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Saint Albans.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville 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 South Carolina community of Saint Albans [Greenville County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Saint Albans.
    • Vermont
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Franklin County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Albans.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the east of the Saint Albans that is located in Franklin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Saint Albans.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Albans ...

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.

  • Defiance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Fox Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
    • Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
  • Gray Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Grover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <3>
  • Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
  • Mechanicsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Monarch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
    • Monarch is located in Saint Louis County
  • Petersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Franklin County
  • Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
    • Pond is located in Saint Louis County
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <3>

How Far From Saint Albans 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 community such as Saint Albans to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Albans and extending to:

  • Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Albans to Union, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Albans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

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 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 Saint Albans 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Albans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Albans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5792, Longitude: -90.7751       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Albans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Albans 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 316.45 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.182 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.931 degrees.




 

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