Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Royal Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Heights
- 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 Royal Heights:
- 38.544217, -90.013717
- 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 Royal Heights
- 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Since Royal Heights is near Madison County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Royal Heights ...
We found three communities that share the name Royal Heights.
Within Illinois, the name Royal Heights is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Royal Heights is located in Carroll County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east of the Royal Heights that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Royal Heights.
- Harford County
- This Royal Heights is located in Harford County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east of the Royal Heights that is located in Saint Clair County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Royal Heights.
- Missouri
- Jasper 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 Missouri community of Royal Heights [Jasper County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal Heights ...
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.
- Bunkum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Caseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseyville <4>
- Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
- Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Saint Clair County
- Dutch Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Dutch Hollow is located in Saint Clair County
- French Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Golden Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gardens
- Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Roachtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Signal Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
- Signal Hill is located in Saint Clair County
- Union Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Saint Clair County
How Far From Royal Heights 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 Royal Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royal Heights and extending to:
- Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Royal Heights 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Royal Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royal Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Royal Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5442, Longitude: -90.0137 In this case, the coordinates for Royal Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Royal Heights 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> | 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. |
| <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 Royal Heights 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 315.948 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.60 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.581 degrees. |