Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belle Prairie City:
  • 38.223449, -88.555831
  • 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 Belle Prairie City

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Belle Prairie City is near Wayne County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Belle Prairie City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Prairie City ...

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.

• Diamond City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Diana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Diana is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
• Flint
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Flint is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Harris Grove ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
• Hoodville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
• Lynchburg ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
• Mayberry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Nipper Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Corner
• Springer Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station

How Far From Belle Prairie City 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 town such as Belle Prairie City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Belle Prairie City and extending to:

• McLeansboro, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Prairie City to McLeansboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'