Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Castle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Castle
- 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 Green Castle:
- 38.888380, -89.745093
- 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 Green Castle
- 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 Green Castle is near Macoupin County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Green Castle ...
We found two communities that share the name Green Castle.
Within Illinois, the name Green Castle is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- This Green Castle is located in Jasper County and lies 270 miles [434.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Green Castle that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Green Castle.
- Johnson 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 Iowa community of Green Castle [Johnson County].
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Castle ...
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.
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <4>
- Fruit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Holiday Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
- Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
- Maple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Marine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
- Marine is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <4>
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Bond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
- Prairietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
How Far From Green Castle 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 Green Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Castle and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Castle to Edwardsville, with an average speed<5> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the north (N). 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 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Castle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Green Castle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8884, Longitude: -89.7451 In this case, the coordinates for Green Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Green Castle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Green Castle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.785 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.459 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.375 degrees. |