Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Collinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Collinsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Collinsville
- 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 Collinsville:
- 38.670416, -89.984736
- 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 Collinsville
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Collinsville is near Saint Clair County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Collinsville ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Collinsville.
Within Illinois, the name Collinsville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- California
- Solano County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Collinsville [Solano County].
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Collinsville is located in Hartford County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Collinsville.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Collinsville is located in DeKalb County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Collinsville.
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Collinsville [Cherokee County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Collinsville is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Collinsville.
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- This Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the south of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Collinsville.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Collinsville [Morris County].
- New Mexico
- Quay County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Quay County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Collinsville.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Collinsville is located in Lewis County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Collinsville.
- North Carolina
- Polk County
- This Collinsville is located in Polk County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Collinsville.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Collinsville is located in Butler County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Collinsville.
- Oklahoma
- Rogers County
- This Collinsville is located in Rogers County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of Collinsville.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Collinsville is located in York County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Collinsville.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Collinsville is located in Grayson County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Collinsville.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Collinsville is located in Frederick County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Collinsville.
- Henry County
- This Collinsville is located in Henry County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east of the Collinsville that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Collinsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Collinsville ...
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.
- Bunkum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Caseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseyville <5>
- Chinatown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Saint Clair County
- Donkville
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Madison County
- French Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Glen Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
- Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <5>
- Glen Carbon Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
- Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
- Glenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
- Maryville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <5>
- Meadow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Heights
- Meadow Heights is located in Madison County
- Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
- Pontoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
- Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <5>
- Rose Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Maryville
How Far From Collinsville 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 city such as Collinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Collinsville and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Collinsville to Edwardsville, with an average speed<6> 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 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Collinsville: www.ci.collinsville.il.us/
The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Collinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6704, Longitude: -89.9847 |
| <2> | 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 Collinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Collinsville 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Collinsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.934 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.601 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.538 degrees. |