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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 Sprott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sprott 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 Sprott:
- 37.865466, -90.326309
- 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 Sprott
- 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- Since Sprott is near Saint Francois County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Francois County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Sprott
Communities Also Named Sprott ...
We found one communities that are also named Sprott.
Within Missouri, the name Sprott is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Sprott in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Sprott is located in Perry County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sprott that is located in Sainte Genevieve County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Sprott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprott ...
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.
- Chestnut Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Copper Mine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
- Federal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Federal is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Flat River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- French Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Hurryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurryville is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurryville
- Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mill is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
- Park Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pickel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickel is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel
- Rocky Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
How Far From Sprott 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 community such as Sprott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprott and extending to:
- Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sprott to Sainte Genevieve, with an average speed<3> 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 111 miles [178.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 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 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sprott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sprott 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 Sprott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8655, Longitude: -90.3263 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.124 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.71 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.88 degrees. |
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