Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Smithshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithshire and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smithshire

• 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 Smithshire:
  • 40.792817, -90.779859
  • 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 Smithshire

• 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Smithshire is near Henderson County and also McDonough County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough 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 Smithshire

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithshire ...

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.

• Biggsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
• Denny ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Denny is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
• Eleanor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Eleanor is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
• Greenbush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenbush is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Hopper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hopper is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
• Lone Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lone Tree is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
• Media
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Media is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
• Reeds
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Reeds is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Roseville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <1>
• Swan Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Swan Creek is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smithshire and extending to:

• Monmouth, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithshire to Monmouth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'