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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 Pyramid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pyramid and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pyramid:
- 38.334216, -89.227856
- 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 Pyramid
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Pyramid is near Jefferson County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Pyramid
Communities Also Named Pyramid ...
We found seven communities that are also named Pyramid.
Within Illinois, the name Pyramid is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Pyramid.
- British Columbia
- This Pyramid lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Pyramid that is located in Washington County.
- Kansas
- Gove County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pyramid [Gove County].
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Pyramid is located in Floyd County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the east of the Pyramid that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Pyramid.
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pyramid [Washoe County].
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Pyramid [Grant County].
- Hidalgo County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hidalgo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Pyramid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pyramid ...
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.
- Dareville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Drivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Frogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Plum Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plum Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
- Posey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Rice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Richview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Todds Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Mill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Mill
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Pyramid 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 Pyramid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pyramid and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pyramid to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pyramid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pyramid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pyramid 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pyramid to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pyramid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3342, Longitude: -89.2279 In this case, the coordinates for Pyramid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.429 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.973 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.264 degrees. |
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