Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Piasa Hills:
  • 38.952270, -90.258445
  • 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 Piasa Hills

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Piasa Hills is near Jersey County and also Saint Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Charles 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 Piasa Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Piasa Hills ...

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.

• Black Jack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
• Black Walnut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
• Cottage Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
• Cross Keys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Lockhaven
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lockhaven is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhaven
• Miles Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
• Orchard Farm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Farm is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Farm
• Otterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Otterville is located in Jersey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
• Rosedale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Rosewood Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
• Shoveltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoveltown
• Spanish Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
• Wood River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood River is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <1>

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

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

• Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Piasa Hills to Edwardsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 709 miles [1,141 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 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>'