Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brickeys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brickeys and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brickeys
- 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 Brickeys:
- 38.083730, -90.211821
- 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 Brickeys
- 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 Sainte Genevieve County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sainte Genevieve County
- Since Brickeys is near Monroe County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Brickeys ...
We found one communities that share the name Brickeys.
Within Missouri, the name Brickeys is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Brickeys in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brickeys ...
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.
- Copper Mine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Mine
- Copper Mine is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- French Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Village <3>
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Madonnaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Marigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Mitchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Needmore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
How Far From Brickeys to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brickeys to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brickeys and extending to:
- Sainte Genevieve, which is the Seat of Sainte Genevieve County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brickeys to Sainte Genevieve, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brickeys. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brickeys) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brickeys. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0837, Longitude: -90.2118 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Brickeys 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 316.059 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.665 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.778 degrees. |