Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Valles Mines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Valles Mines and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Valles Mines

• 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 Valles Mines:
  • 38.041997, -90.499848
  • 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 Valles Mines

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Valles Mines is near Saint Francois County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Valles Mines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Valles Mines ...

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.

• De Soto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <1>
• Fertile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fertile is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertile
• French Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • French Town is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
• French Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • French Village is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <1>
• Hazel Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hazel Run is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
• Hematite
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hematite is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
• Settletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
• Silver Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
• Tiff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tiff is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
• Vineland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineland is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

How Far From Valles Mines to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Valles Mines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Valles Mines and extending to:

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Valles Mines to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 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>'