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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 Lewistown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewistown 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 Lewistown:
- 40.396507, -90.155434
- 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 Lewistown
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Lewistown is near Mason County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Lewistown
Communities Also Named Lewistown ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Lewistown.
Within Illinois, the name Lewistown is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Caldwell County
- This Lewistown is located in Caldwell County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Lewistown.
- Louisiana
- Lafourche Parish
- This Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the south of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafourche Parish community of Lewistown.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Lewistown is located in Frederick County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Lewistown.
- Talbot County
- This Lewistown is located in Talbot County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Lewistown.
- Missouri
- Lewis County
- This Lewistown is located in Lewis County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Lewistown.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Lewistown is located in Fergus County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Lewistown.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Lewistown is located in Burlington County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Lewistown.
- Nova Scotia
- This Lewistown lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This Lewistown is located in Logan County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Lewistown.
- Pennsylvania
- Mifflin County
- This Lewistown is located in Mifflin County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the east of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mifflin County community of Lewistown.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Lewistown is located in Hanover County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lewistown that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Lewistown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewistown ...
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.
- Buzzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Little America
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little America is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maples Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
- Otto ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Quiver Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
How Far From Lewistown 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 city such as Lewistown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lewistown and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Lewistown 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 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 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 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewistown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lewistown 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 Lewistown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3965, Longitude: -90.1554 In this case, the coordinates for Lewistown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.10 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.027 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.206 degrees. |
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