Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie Hall:
  • 39.754758, -88.785627
  • 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 Prairie Hall

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Prairie Hall is near Moultrie County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Prairie Hall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie Hall ...

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.

• Bethany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <1>
• Boody
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Boody is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boody <1>
• Bulldog Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
• Burrowsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
• Chipps
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chipps is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
• Lake City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake City is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
• Larkdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Larkdale is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
• Long Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Longview Place
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Longview Place is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
• Todds Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Hall to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'