You would go generally NORTHWEST. Not due NW, however, because that would take you well north of St. Louis.
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Northwest.
St Louis is north and west of Atlanta. The actual direction of travel from Atlanta to St. Louis would be slightly west of northwest.
north east
You would travel northwest.
Northwest.
You would travel generally northwest (NW) from Atlanta to St. Louis. But going due NW, you would pass well north of St. Louis. But it is not more closely WNW.
Northwest.
St. Louis, Missouri is northwest of Atlanta, Georgia.
You should travel east to Paris from St. Louis. By traveling east, the distance is 4,397 miles. If you travel west, it would be about 19,600 miles.
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