Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fergestown:
  • 37.792550, -88.964794
  • 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 Fergestown

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Fergestown is near Franklin County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Fergestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fergestown ...

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.

• Chittyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chittyville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittyville
• Crainville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Dog Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dog Walk is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
• Eden Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Park is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
• Energy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Energy is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <1>
• Freeman Spur
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Freeman Spur has also been known as:
  • Freeman Spur village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <1>
• Jenkins
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkins is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Paineville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Paineville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
• Shakerag
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shakerag is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerag
• Spillertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fergestown and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fergestown to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'