Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bethany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bethany and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bethany
- 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 Bethany:
- 39.644555, -88.741164
- 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 Bethany
- 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 Moultrie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Moultrie County
- Since Bethany is near Shelby County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Bethany ...
We found 43 communities that share the name Bethany.
Within Illinois, the name Bethany is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 41 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Pickens County].
- Tuscaloosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bethany [Tuscaloosa County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Bethany is located in Baker County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Bethany.
- Decatur County
- This Bethany is located in Decatur County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the south southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Bethany.
- Fayette County
- This Bethany is located in Fayette County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the south southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Bethany.
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Greene County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bethany [Jefferson County].
- Morgan County
- This Bethany is located in Morgan County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bethany.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Bethany is located in Bartholomew County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Bethany.
- Morgan County
- This Bethany is located in Morgan County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Bethany.
- Parke County
- This Bethany is located in Parke County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parke County community of Bethany.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Bethany is located in Jefferson County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Bethany.
- Owen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bethany [Owen County].
- Wolfe County
- This Bethany is located in Wolfe County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Bethany.
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Bethany lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Although located in Clay County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Bethany.
- Dunklin County
- This Bethany is located in Dunklin County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunklin County community of Bethany.
- Harrison County
- This Bethany is located in Harrison County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the west of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Bethany.
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bethany [Davidson County].
- Rockingham County
- This Bethany is located in Rockingham County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Bethany.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This Bethany is located in Marion County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bethany.
- Washington County
- This Bethany is located in Washington County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km] to the west northwest of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bethany.
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Bethany is located in Wayne County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Bethany.
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bethany [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bethany [McCormick County].
- York County
- This Bethany is located in York County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Bethany.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Bethany is located in Greene County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Bethany.
- Warren County
- This Bethany is located in Warren County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the south southeast of the Bethany that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Bethany.
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bethany ...
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.
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Chipps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Prairie Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Todds Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
How Far From Bethany 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 Bethany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bethany and extending to:
- Sullivan, which is the Seat of Moultrie County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bethany to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bethany. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bethany 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6446, Longitude: -88.7412 In this case, the coordinates for Bethany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bethany, 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 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 Bethany 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 315.149 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.833 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.714 degrees. |