Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pellville:
  • 40.461424, -87.922534
  • 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 Pellville

• 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
  • Since Pellville is near Ford County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Pellville

Communities Also Named Pellville ...

We found one communities that are also named Pellville.

Within Illinois, the name Pellville is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Hancock County
    • This Pellville is located in Hancock County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pellville that is located in Vermilion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pellville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pellville ...

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.

• Blue Grass ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
• Clarence
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clarence is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
• Fountain Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain Creek is located in Iroquois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Creek
• Gerald
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gerald is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
• Goodwine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Goodwine is located in Iroquois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwine <2>
• Gray Ford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Ford is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Ford
• Hustle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hustle is located in Vermilion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
• Pitchin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pitchin is located in Iroquois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin

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

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

• Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pellville to Danville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'