Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caspars, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caspars and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caspars
- 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 Caspars:
- 38.299771, -89.661644
- 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 Caspars
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Caspars is near Saint Clair County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caspars ...
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.
- Blair
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Freeburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <2>
- Frogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hecker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
- Hecker is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <2>
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Layfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Lively Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
- Lively Grove is located in Washington County
- Plum Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Rice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Stone Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Todds Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
- Todds Mill is located in Perry County
How Far From Caspars 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 Caspars to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caspars and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Caspars to Nashville, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caspars. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caspars) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caspars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2998, Longitude: -89.6616 In this case, the coordinates for Caspars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Caspars to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.291 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.473 degrees. |