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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 Chesterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chesterville:
    • 39.704637, -88.392322
    • 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 Chesterville
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since Chesterville is near Piatt County and also Moultrie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie 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 Chesterville

Communities Also Named Chesterville ...

We found ten communities that are also named Chesterville.

Within Illinois, the name Chesterville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Chesterville is located in Dearborn County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Chesterville.
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Chesterville is located in Franklin County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chesterville.
    • Maryland
      • Kent County
      • This Chesterville is located in Kent County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Chesterville.
    • Mississippi
      • Lee County
      • This Chesterville is located in Lee County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the south of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Chesterville.
    • Ohio
      • Morrow County
      • This Chesterville is located in Morrow County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of Chesterville.
    • Ontario
      • This Chesterville lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester County
      • This Chesterville is located in Chester County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Chesterville.
    • Quebec
      • This Chesterville lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Chesterville is located in Colorado County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Chesterville.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Chesterville is located in Wood County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterville that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Chesterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterville ...

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.

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

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

  • Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Chesterville to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterville) 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 Chesterville 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 Chesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7046, Longitude: -88.3923    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.922 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.581 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.533 degrees.