Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hamel:
  • 38.889164, -89.842603
  • 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 Hamel

• 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 Hamel is near Macoupin County and also Bond 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Hamel

Communities Also Named Hamel ...

We found one communities that are also named Hamel.

Within Illinois, the name Hamel is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Hamel in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Minnesota
    • Hennepin County
    • This Hamel is located in Hennepin County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hamel that is located in Madison County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Hamel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamel ...

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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carpenter is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
• Edwardsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <2>
• Fruit
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fruit is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
• Green Castle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Green Castle is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
• Holiday Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holiday Shores is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
• Maple
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
• Marine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marine is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <2>
• Meadowbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Prairietown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairietown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamel and extending to:

• Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Hamel to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'