Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fosterburg:
  • 38.971713, -90.075107
  • 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 Fosterburg

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Fosterburg is near Macoupin County and also Jersey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey 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 Fosterburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fosterburg ...

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.

• Cottage Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
• Holiday Shores
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Ivy Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
• Meadowbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Miles Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
• Prairietown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
• Rosedale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Rosewood Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
• Wood River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <1>

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

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

• Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fosterburg to Edwardsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'