Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Quincy:
  • 39.970602, -91.396261
  • 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 North Quincy

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since North Quincy is near Marion County and also Lewis 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 Lewis 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 North Quincy

Communities Also Named North Quincy ...

We found one communities that are also named North Quincy.

Within Illinois, the name North Quincy is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Norfolk County
    • This North Quincy is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the North Quincy that is located in Adams County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of North Quincy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Quincy ...

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.

• Calftown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Calftown is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calftown
• Fowler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fowler is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
• Hickory Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lincoln Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
• Mark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mark is located in Marion County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Meadowbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Rock Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Sunnybrook Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows

How Far From North Quincy 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 community such as North Quincy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Quincy, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the South.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Quincy 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 6 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 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'