|
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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wydown Skinker
- 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 Wydown Skinker is near Saint Louis City and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Wydown Skinker
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)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Greater Ville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greater Ville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Ville
- Hi-Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
- Kings Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Oak is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Oak
- Lake Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lewis Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lewis Place is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pagedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Rock Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Tiffany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tiffany is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Tower Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- University City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wells - Goodfellow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells - Goodfellow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells - Goodfellow
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<1> beginning in Wydown Skinker and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Wydown Skinker to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wydown Skinker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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.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 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.143 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.837 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.696 degrees. |
|
|