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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 Ann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Ann 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 Ann:
    • 38.726196, -90.387429
    • 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 Ann
  • 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 Ann ...

We found four communities that share the name Saint Ann.

Within Missouri, the name Saint Ann is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Neosho 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 Saint Ann [Neosho County].
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Saint Ann [Plaquemines Parish].
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This Saint Ann is located in Leake County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the south of the Saint Ann that is located in Saint Louis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Saint Ann.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Ann lies 1,462 miles [2,352.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Ann that is located in Saint Louis County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Ann ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champ have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Champ is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Cool Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
    • Cool Valley is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Earth City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth City
    • Earth City is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth City <4>
  • Fernridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
    • Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jennings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,644 people
  • Mary Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
    • Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
  • Natural Bridge Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Bridge Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge Junction
    • Natural Bridge Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Normandy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Normandy is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Overland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
  • Pagedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
    • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
  • Pine Lawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lawn
    • Pine Lawn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,579 people
  • Sycamore Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
    • Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • University City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people

How Far From Saint Ann to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Saint Ann to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Ann 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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 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 7,174 miles [11,545.4 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>

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Ann 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Ann) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Ann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7262, Longitude: -90.3874       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Ann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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'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 Saint Ann 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 316.201 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.915 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.715 degrees.









 

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