Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Beloit:
  • 42.481963, -89.024436
  • 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 South Beloit

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since South Beloit is near Rock County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 South Beloit

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Beloit ...

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.

• Argyle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Argyle is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Foxhollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Foxhollow is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhollow
• Garden Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
• Harlem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harlem is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Holiday Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Hunter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Morehaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
• Porters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Stagecoach Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills
• Tiffany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiffany is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
• Victory Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Victory Heights is located in Rock County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

How Far From South Beloit 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 city such as South Beloit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in South Beloit and extending to:

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Beloit to Rockford, with an average speed<2> 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'