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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 Reynoldsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reynoldsville 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 Reynoldsville:
    • 37.367153, -89.394992
    • 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 Reynoldsville
  • 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 Reynoldsville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Reynoldsville.

Within Illinois, the name Reynoldsville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Georgia
      • Seminole County
      • This Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Reynoldsville.
    • Kentucky
      • Bath County
      • This Reynoldsville is located in Bath County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Reynoldsville.
    • New York
      • Dutchess 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 New York community of Reynoldsville [Dutchess County].
      • Schuyler County
      • This Reynoldsville is located in Schuyler County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Reynoldsville.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Reynoldsville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Jefferson County
      • This Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Reynoldsville.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Reynoldsville that is located in Union County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Reynoldsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reynoldsville ...

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.

  • Anna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutch Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Egypt Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
    • Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Gale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
    • Gale is located in Alexander County
  • Grays Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
    • Grays Point is located in Scott County (MO)
  • Moccasin Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moccasin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Springs
    • Moccasin Springs is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Oriole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Pottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Union County
  • Valley Mission
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mission
    • Valley Mission is located in Union County
  • Wolf Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Union County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <3>

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

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

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reynoldsville to Jonesboro, with an average speed<5> 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reynoldsville. 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 '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- Reynoldsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reynoldsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3672, Longitude: -89.3950    
<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 Reynoldsville 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Reynoldsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.498 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.92 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.564 degrees.




 

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