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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 Francisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Francisville 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 Francisville:
    • 40.458375, -91.569048
    • 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 Francisville
  • 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 Francisville ...

We found two communities that share the name Saint Francisville.

Within Missouri, the name Saint Francisville is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Francisville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Saint Francisville.
    • Louisiana
      • West Feliciana Parish
      • This Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the south of the Saint Francisville that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Saint Francisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Francisville ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <3>
  • Bricker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bricker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricker
    • Bricker is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Gregory Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
    • Gregory Landing is located in Clark County
  • Peaksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
    • Peaksville is located in Clark County
  • Sugar Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Summitville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summitville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
    • Summitville is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Clark County

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

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

  • Kahoka, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Saint Francisville 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 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Francisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Francisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4584, Longitude: -91.5690       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Francisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Saint Francisville 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 317.049 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.126 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.885 degrees.









 

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