Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saint Louis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Louis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Louis
- 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 Saint Louis:
- 45.122619, -122.942319
- 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 Saint Louis
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Saint Louis is near Yamhill County and also Clackamas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yamhill County
- eBird sighting report for Clackamas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saint Louis ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Saint Louis.
Within Oregon, the name Saint Louis is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This Saint Louis is located in Sierra County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Saint Louis.
- Georgia
- Macon County
- This Saint Louis is located in Macon County and lies 2,250 miles [3,621 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Saint Louis.
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Saint Louis is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,994 miles [3,209 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Saint Louis.
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Saint Louis is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km] to the east southeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Saint Louis.
- Michigan
- Gratiot County
- This Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Saint Louis.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- This Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Saint Louis.
- Montana
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Louis [Jefferson County].
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Putnam County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Saint Louis.
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Saint Louis is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Saint Louis.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Louis.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Saint Louis lies 2,753 miles [4,430.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Louis.
- Saskatchewan
- This Saint Louis lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- Texas
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saint Louis [Smith County].
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Saint Louis is located in Loudoun County and lies 2,321 miles [3,735.3 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Louis that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Saint Louis.
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saint Louis [Douglas County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Louis ...
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.
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Marion County
- Donald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Donald is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <5>
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Elliott Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Prairie
- Elliott Prairie is located in Clackamas County
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hazel Green is located in Marion County
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Monitor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Mount Angel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
- Mount Angel is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <5>
- Unionvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Whiskey Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Hill
- Whiskey Hill is located in Clackamas County
How Far From Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Louis and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Louis to Salem, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,707 miles [12,403.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,820 miles [9,366.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Louis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Louis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Louis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1226, Longitude: -122.9423 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Louis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Saint Louis 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Louis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Saint Louis to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.744 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.316 degrees. |