Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Huey:
  • 38.605164, -89.291424
  • 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 Huey

• 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Since Huey is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Huey

Communities Also Named Huey ...

We found one communities that are also named Huey.

Within Illinois, the name Huey is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Clarion County
    • This Huey is located in Clarion County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Huey that is located in Clinton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Huey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huey ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Boulder
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boulder is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Breese
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <2>
• Fairman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairman is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
• Harbor Light Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
• Junction City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Junction City is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Marydale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
• Panorama Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
• Posey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Posey is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey

How Far From Huey to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Huey to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Carlyle, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Huey to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'