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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 Halsey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halsey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Halsey:
- 37.567272, -89.452872
- 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 Halsey
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Halsey is near Jackson County and also Cape Girardeau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau 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 Halsey
Communities Also Named Halsey ...
We found seven communities that are also named Halsey.
Within Illinois, the name Halsey is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Halsey [Oakland County].
- Nebraska
- Blaine County
- This Halsey is located in Blaine County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Halsey that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Halsey.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Halsey is located in Sussex County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Halsey that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Halsey.
- New York
- Kings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Halsey [Kings County].
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Halsey is located in Linn County and lies 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Halsey that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Halsey.
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Halsey is located in McKean County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Halsey that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Halsey.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Halsey [Campbell County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halsey ...
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.
- Egypt Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Grand Tower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Mason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Moccasin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
- Mountain Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Pottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Union Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Point is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Wolf Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Halsey 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 Halsey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halsey and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halsey to Jonesboro, with an average speed<4> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,069 miles [8,157.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Halsey 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Halsey 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 Halsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5673, Longitude: -89.4529 In this case, the coordinates for Halsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.544 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.00 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.545 degrees. |
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