Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beckemeyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beckemeyer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beckemeyer

• 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 Beckemeyer:
  • 38.605488, -89.433882
  • 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 Beckemeyer

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Beckemeyer is near Washington County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Beckemeyer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beckemeyer ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Boulder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Breese
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <1>
• Frogtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frogtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Harbor Light Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
• Huey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Huey is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <1>
• Jamestown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Marydale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
• Panorama Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
• Posey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Posey is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey

How Far From Beckemeyer 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 village such as Beckemeyer to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carlyle, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Beckemeyer to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'