Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seckman:
  • 38.402276, -90.433454
  • 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 Seckman

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Seckman is near Saint Louis County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Seckman

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seckman ...

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.

• Arnold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
• High Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • High Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Ridge <1>
• Imperial
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Imperial is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <1>
• Maxville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
• Murphy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Otto
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Otto is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Point ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Point is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
• Rock Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Spring Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Forest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
• Sulphur Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunnyside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

How Far From Seckman to ...

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

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

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seckman to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'