Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Saline Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saline Junction and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saline Junction

• 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 Saline Junction:
  • 37.788942, -89.886776
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Saline Junction

• 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
  • Since Saline Junction is near Sainte Genevieve County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Saline Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saline Junction ...

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.

• Brewer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brewer is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Crosstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Crosstown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosstown
• Dozaville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
• Friendly Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Friendly Valley is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Valley
• Hicks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicks is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Highland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Highland is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Lithium
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lithium is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
• Longtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Longtown is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
• Point Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Point Rest is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
• Silver Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

How Far From Saline Junction 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 Saline Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saline Junction and extending to:

• Perryville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saline Junction to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'