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

When in Stepanek Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stepanek Crossing 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 Stepanek Crossing:
    • 39.020602, -91.065421
    • 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 Stepanek Crossing
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stepanek Crossing ...

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.

  • Cave
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
    • Cave is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Famous
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
  • Hawk Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point
    • Hawk Point is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawk Point <2>
  • Highview ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Lincoln County
  • Hobart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Lincoln County
  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Lincoln County
  • Mackville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
    • Mackville is located in Lincoln County
  • Moscow Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairieview ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
    • Prairieview is located in Warren County
  • Stillhouse Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Ford
    • Stillhouse Ford is located in Lincoln County

How Far From Stepanek Crossing 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 Stepanek Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Stepanek Crossing and extending to:

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Stepanek Crossing 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 43 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,187 miles [11,566.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Stepanek Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stepanek Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0206, Longitude: -91.0654       In this case, the coordinates for Stepanek Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Stepanek Crossing 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 316.66 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.484 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.971 degrees.









 

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