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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 Warrenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrenton 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 Warrenton:
    • 38.823787, -91.133927
    • 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 Warrenton
  • 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 Warrenton ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Warrenton.

Within Missouri, the name Warrenton is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Warrenton [Dallas County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Warrenton is located in Marshall County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Warrenton.
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Warrenton is located in Lincoln County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<2> to the south of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Warrenton.
    • Georgia
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Edgar County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Lake County].
    • Indiana
      • Gibson County
      • This Warrenton is located in Gibson County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Warrenton.
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Warrenton [Bourbon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Manitoba
      • This Warrenton lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<2> to the south of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Warrenton is located in Jefferson County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warrenton.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Warrenton is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Warrenton.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Warrenton is located in Abbeville County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Warrenton.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fauquier County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Warren County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Warrenton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrenton ...

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.

  • Case
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Case have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case
    • Case is located in Warren County
  • Cave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famous have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famous
    • Famous is located in Lincoln County
  • Flint Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Gore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
    • Gore is located in Warren County
  • Hawk Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • High Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Hill <4>
  • Hopewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Warren County
  • Marthasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Moscow Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Peers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peers
    • Peers is located in Warren County
  • Prairieview ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
    • Prairieview is located in Warren County
  • Prices Branch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Branch
    • Prices Branch is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Warrenton 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 city such as Warrenton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warrenton and extending to:

  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Warrenton to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Warrenton: www.warrenton-mo.org/

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.mo.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Warrenton 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Warrenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warrenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8238, Longitude: -91.1339       In this case, the coordinates for Warrenton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Warrenton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.698 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.501 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.047 degrees.









 

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