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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 Town and Country, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town and Country 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 Town and Country:
- 38.632009, -90.479450
- 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 Town and Country
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Town and Country is near Saint Charles County and also Saint Louis City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Town and Country
Communities Also Named Town and Country ...
We found eight communities that are also named Town and Country.
Within Missouri, the name Town and Country is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Town and Country is located in Lee County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Town and Country.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Town and Country is located in Richmond County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Town and Country.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Town and Country is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Town and Country.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Town and Country is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the east of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Town and Country.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Town and Country is located in Caldwell County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Town and Country.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Town and Country is located in Lexington County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Town and Country.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Town and Country is located in Bedford County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the east of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Town and Country.
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Town and Country is located in Spokane County and lies 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Town and Country that is located in Saint Louis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Town and Country.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Town and Country ...
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.
- Champ
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Champ is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Fern Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Fernridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Gumbo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lincoln Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Mountain Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Overland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Peerless Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Pettys Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Rock Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Twin Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Town and Country 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 Town and Country to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town and Country and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Town and Country to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 723 miles [1,163.6 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 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,063 miles [8,148.1 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 from Point A (ie- Town and Country) 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 Town and Country 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 Town and Country. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6320, Longitude: -90.4794 In this case, the coordinates for Town and Country have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.968 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.78 degrees. |
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