Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paderborn:
  • 38.360329, -90.042608
  • 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 Paderborn

• 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
  • Since Paderborn is near Monroe County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Paderborn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paderborn ...

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.

• Bixby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
• Crest Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
• Floraville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
• Fountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fountain is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Fountain Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Gap is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Gap
• Freeburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <1>
• Hecker
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hecker is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <1>
• Madonnaville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
• Red Bud
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Red Bud is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bud <1>
• Roachtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roachtown is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachtown
• Royal Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Royal Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Heights
• Wartburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paderborn and extending to:

• Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Paderborn to Belleville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the east (E). Driving 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 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'