Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strasburg:
  • 39.345872, -88.620057
  • 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 Strasburg

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Strasburg ...

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.

• Bruce
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Gays
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gays is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <1>
• Green Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Creek is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Holland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Holliday
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Holliday is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Kingman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingman is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
• Lillyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
• Magnet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnet is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Mode
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mode is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
• Paradise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise

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

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

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Strasburg to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> 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 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'