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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blueville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blueville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Blueville:
- 39.662270, -89.392034
- 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 Blueville
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Blueville is near Sangamon County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Blueville
Communities Also Named Blueville ...
We found two communities that are also named Blueville.
Within Illinois, the name Blueville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Marion County
- This Blueville is located in Marion County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Blueville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Blueville.
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Blueville is located in Taylor County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the east of the Blueville that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Blueville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blueville ...
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.
- Berry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Bolivia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cotton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Edinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenarm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Lanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Sandersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
How Far From Blueville 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 community such as Blueville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blueville and extending to:
- Taylorville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blueville to Taylorville, with an average speed<3> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blueville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Blueville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blueville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6623, Longitude: -89.3920 In this case, the coordinates for Blueville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.019 degrees. |
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