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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 Walsh, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walsh 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 Walsh:
- 38.089258, -89.850622
- 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 Walsh
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Walsh is near Monroe County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Walsh
Communities Also Named Walsh ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Walsh.
Within Illinois, the name Walsh is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walsh [Etowah County].
- Alberta
- This Walsh lies 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- California
- Plumas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Walsh [Plumas County].
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This Walsh is located in Baca County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<2> to the west of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Walsh.
- Iowa
- Appanoose County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Walsh [Appanoose County].
- Kentucky
- Greenup County
- This Walsh is located in Greenup County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the east of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Walsh.
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Walsh is located in Bienville Parish and lies 430 miles [692 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Walsh.
- Michigan
- Schoolcraft County
- This Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoolcraft County community of Walsh.
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This Walsh is located in Warren County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the south of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Walsh.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Newfoundland and Labrador community of Walsh.
- North Carolina
- Wilkes County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Walsh [Wilkes County].
- Ontario
- This Walsh lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Walsh is located in Clearfield County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Walsh.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Walsh is located in Beaufort County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the southeast of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Walsh.
- Wisconsin
- Marinette County
- This Walsh is located in Marinette County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the north of the Walsh that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marinette County community of Walsh.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walsh ...
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.
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cross
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marigold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marigold is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Red Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roots
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roots is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
How Far From Walsh 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 Walsh to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walsh and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Walsh to Chester, with an average speed<5> 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 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Walsh 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walsh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Walsh 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 Walsh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0893, Longitude: -89.8506 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.394 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.609 degrees. |
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