Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunset Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunset Hills
- 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 Sunset Hills:
- 38.530925, -90.408663
- 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 Sunset Hills
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Sunset Hills is near Jefferson County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- 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
Communities Also Named Sunset Hills ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Sunset Hills.
Within Missouri, the name Sunset Hills is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,250 miles [2,011.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Sunset Hills.
- California
- Los Angeles 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 California community of Sunset Hills [Los Angeles County].
- San Bernardino County
- This Sunset Hills is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Sunset Hills.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Sunset Hills.
- Paulding County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km] to the southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Sunset Hills.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Sunset Hills [Cook County].
- Will County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Will County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Sunset Hills.
- Maryland
- Frederick 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 Maryland community of Sunset Hills [Frederick County].
- North Carolina
- Catawba 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 North Carolina community of Sunset Hills [Catawba County].
- Guilford County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Sunset Hills.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the east southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Sunset Hills.
- Rockingham County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Rockingham County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Sunset Hills.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Sunset Hills [Beaver County].
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Sunset Hills.
- Sullivan County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east southeast of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Sunset Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset Hills.
- Salt Lake County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km] to the west northwest of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunset Hills.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Sunset Hills is located in Fairfax County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Sunset Hills.
- Roanoke City
- This Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the east of the Sunset Hills that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Sunset Hills.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset Hills ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
- Ellendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Green Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Park
- Green Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
- Ivory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lake Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Lincoln Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Maxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mountain Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Peerless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peerless Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
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- Pettys Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettys Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Valley Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Valley Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Park <4>
- Pettys Hill
How Far From Sunset Hills 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 city such as Sunset Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Hills and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Sunset Hills to White House, with an average speed<6>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 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sunset Hills: www.sunset-hills.com/
The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Sunset Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5309, Longitude: -90.4087 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Sunset Hills 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sunset Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.207 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.896 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.77 degrees. |