Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Binney:
  • 38.990046, -89.727315
  • 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 Binney

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

Communities Also Named Binney ...

We found one communities that are also named Binney.

Within Illinois, the name Binney is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Binney in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Binney lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Binney that is located in Madison County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Binney ...

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.

• Carpenter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Eagarville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eagarville is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagarville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagarville <2>
• Elm Point ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elm Point is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
• Fruit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruit is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
• Green Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Castle is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
• Holiday Shores
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Maple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Marine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Marine is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <2>
• Paisley Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
• Panama
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Panama is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
• Prairietown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Binney and extending to:

• Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Binney to Edwardsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'