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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 Scottville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scottville 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 Scottville:
- 39.477713, -90.103785
- 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 Scottville
- 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 Macoupin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- Since Scottville is near Greene County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Scottville
Communities Also Named Scottville ...
We found three communities that are also named Scottville.
Within Illinois, the name Scottville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Mason County
- This Scottville is located in Mason County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Scottville that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Scottville.
- Nebraska
- Holt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Holt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Scottville.
- North Carolina
- Alleghany County
- This Scottville is located in Alleghany County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Scottville that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Scottville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scottville ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenridge is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Lemmon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Reader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roodhouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yeomans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yeomans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
How Far From Scottville 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 village such as Scottville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Scottville and extending to:
- Carlinville, which is the Seat of Macoupin County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scottville to Carlinville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scottville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Scottville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Scottville 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 Scottville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4777, Longitude: -90.1038 In this case, the coordinates for Scottville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.04 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.833 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.405 degrees. |
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