Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Weber Hill:
  • 38.433665, -90.552624
  • 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 Weber Hill

• 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 Weber Hill is near Saint Louis County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Weber Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weber Hill ...

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.

• Crescent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Eureka
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <1>
• High Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • High Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Ridge <1>
• House Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • House Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for House Springs <1>
• Local
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Local is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
• Murphy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
• Otto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Otto is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Peaceful Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
• Rock Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Scotsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Times Beach ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Times Beach is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Times Beach

How Far From Weber Hill 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 Weber Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Weber Hill 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 728 miles [1,171.6 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 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'