Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lynchburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lynchburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg:
- 38.286716, -88.786172
- 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 Lynchburg
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Lynchburg is near Wayne County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Lynchburg ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Lynchburg.
Within Illinois, the name Lynchburg is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Mississippi
- DeSoto County
- This Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Lynchburg.
- Hinds County
- This Lynchburg is located in Hinds County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km] to the south southwest of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Lynchburg.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Lynchburg is located in Laclede County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Lynchburg.
- Nodaway County
- Although located in Nodaway County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nodaway County community of Lynchburg.
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Lynchburg is located in Columbiana County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Lynchburg.
- Highland County
- This Lynchburg is located in Highland County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the east northeast of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Lynchburg.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lynchburg [Campbell County].
- Lynchburg City
- This Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east of the Lynchburg that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Lynchburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lynchburg ...
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.
- Bonnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <5>
- Camp Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Dareville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Divide
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Drivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Mayberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pigeon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Lynchburg to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lynchburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Lynchburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Lynchburg and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lynchburg to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2867, Longitude: -88.7862 In this case, the coordinates for Lynchburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lynchburg 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lynchburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.141 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.636 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.071 degrees. |