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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 Wydown Skinker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wydown Skinker 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 Wydown Skinker:
    • 38.640681, -90.304681
    • 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 Wydown Skinker
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wydown Skinker ...

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.

  • Ellendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
  • Fountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
    • Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
  • Greater Ville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greater Ville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
    • Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
  • Hi-Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hi-Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
    • Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
  • Kings Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
    • Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
  • Lake Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
    • Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Lewis Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
    • Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
  • Pagedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
    • Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
  • Rock Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
  • Tiffany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
    • Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
  • Tower Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
    • Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
  • University City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Wells - Goodfellow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells - Goodfellow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
    • Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County

How Far From Wydown Skinker to ...

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

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

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Wydown Skinker to White House, with an average speed<3>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 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wydown Skinker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<2>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- Wydown Skinker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wydown Skinker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6407, Longitude: -90.3047    
<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 Wydown Skinker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.143 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.837 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.696 degrees.









 

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