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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 Webster Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Webster Hill Estates 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 Webster Hill Estates:
- 38.325049, -88.927843
- 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 Webster Hill Estates
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Webster Hill Estates is near Marion County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Webster Hill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Webster Hill Estates ...
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.
- Bonnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground
- Dareville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Divide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Divide is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Drivers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
How Far From Webster Hill Estates 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 Webster Hill Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Webster Hill Estates and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Webster Hill Estates to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Webster Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Webster Hill Estates 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 Webster Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3250, Longitude: -88.9278 In this case, the coordinates for Webster Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.234 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.128 degrees. |
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