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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 Spring Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Bluff and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spring Bluff:
- 38.295605, -91.237925
- 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 Spring Bluff
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Spring Bluff is near Crawford County and also Gasconade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gasconade 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 Spring Bluff
Communities Also Named Spring Bluff ...
We found three communities that are also named Spring Bluff.
Within Missouri, the name Spring Bluff is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Spring Bluff is located in Camden County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Bluff that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Spring Bluff.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Bluff [Lake County].
- Wisconsin
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Spring Bluff [Adams County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Bluff ...
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.
- Benson Tourist City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Bourbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Champion City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Gerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenstreet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
- Japan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Noser Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noser Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noser Mill
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Peters Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Ford
- Strain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Tea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tea is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
- Twin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Spring Bluff 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 Spring Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Bluff and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Bluff to Union, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,228 miles [11,632.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Spring Bluff 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. |
| <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 Spring Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2956, Longitude: -91.2379 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.742 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.481 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.212 degrees. |
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