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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 Perryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perryville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Perryville:
    • 42.221688, -88.979547
    • 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 Perryville
  • 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 Perryville ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Perryville.

Within Illinois, the name Perryville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the south of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Perryville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the south southeast of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Perryville.
    • Alaska
      • This Perryville lies 3,161 miles [5,087.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Perryville is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Perryville.
    • Arkansas
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
    • Indiana
      • Adams County
      • This Perryville is located in Adams County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Perryville.
    • Kentucky
      • Boyle County
      • This Perryville is located in Boyle County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Perryville.
      • Hardin County
      • This Perryville is located in Hardin County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the south southeast of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Perryville.
      • Hart County
      • This Perryville is located in Hart County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the south southeast of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Perryville.
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Perryville is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Perryville.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Perryville is located in Cecil County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Perryville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • This Perryville is located in Bristol County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Perryville.
      • Worcester County
      • This Perryville is located in Worcester County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km] to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Perryville.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Perryville [Oakland County].
    • Mississippi
      • Winston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Perryville [Winston County].
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This Perryville is located in Perry County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the south of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Perryville.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Perryville is located in Hunterdon County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Perryville.
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Perryville [Colfax County].
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Perryville is located in Madison County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Perryville.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Perryville [Bladen County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Perryville [Hamilton County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clarion County
      • This Perryville is located in Clarion County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Perryville.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Perryville is located in Lycoming County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Perryville.
      • Potter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Perryville [Potter County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Perryville is located in Westmoreland County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km] to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Perryville.
    • Rhode Island
      • Washington County
      • This Perryville is located in Washington County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Perryville.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Perryville is located in Decatur County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the south of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Perryville.
    • Texas
      • Wood County
      • This Perryville is located in Wood County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Perryville that is located in Winnebago County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Perryville.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Perryville [Smyth County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perryville ...

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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
    • Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <5>
  • Cheyenne Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Heights
    • Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Coreys Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coreys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
    • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
  • Coventry Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Creek
    • Coventry Creek is located in Winnebago County
  • Indian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
  • Irene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in Boone County
  • Loves Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Park
    • Loves Park is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loves Park <5>
  • Panorama Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
    • Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Prairie View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Prairie View is located in Boone County
  • Silver Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County

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

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

  • Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Perryville to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- Perryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2217, Longitude: -88.9795       In this case, the coordinates for Perryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Perryville 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.
<3>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 Perryville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Perryville 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 315.334 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.404 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.141 degrees.




 

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