Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Quincy Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quincy Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Quincy Junction
- 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 Quincy Junction:
- 39.451157, -91.025136
- 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 Quincy Junction
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Quincy Junction is near Pike County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Quincy Junction ...
We found one communities that share the name Quincy Junction.
Within Illinois, the name Quincy Junction is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Quincy Junction in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Quincy Junction is located in Plumas County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west of the Quincy Junction that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Quincy Junction.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quincy Junction ...
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.
- Atlas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Pike
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Rockport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
- Stark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Summer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
How Far From Quincy Junction to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Quincy Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quincy Junction and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Quincy Junction to Pittsfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 749 miles [1,205.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quincy Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quincy Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Quincy Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4512, Longitude: -91.0251 In this case, the coordinates for Quincy Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Quincy Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.65 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.531 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.853 degrees. |