Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Liberty and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Liberty
- 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 West Liberty:
- 38.853379, -88.084482
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Liberty
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since West Liberty is near Richland County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Liberty ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name West Liberty.
Within Illinois, the name West Liberty is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- This West Liberty is located in Madison County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of West Liberty.
- Indiana
- Howard County
- This West Liberty is located in Howard County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of West Liberty.
- Jay County
- This West Liberty is located in Jay County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jay County community of West Liberty.
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- This West Liberty is located in Muscatine County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscatine County community of West Liberty.
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- This West Liberty is located in Morgan County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of West Liberty.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This West Liberty is located in Baltimore County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of West Liberty.
- Missouri
- Putnam County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of West Liberty [Putnam County].
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This West Liberty is located in Crawford County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of West Liberty.
- Knox County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Knox County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of West Liberty.
- Logan County
- This West Liberty is located in Logan County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of West Liberty.
- Morrow County
- This West Liberty is located in Morrow County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrow County community of West Liberty.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This West Liberty is located in Allegheny County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of West Liberty.
- Butler County
- This West Liberty is located in Butler County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of West Liberty.
- Clearfield County
- This West Liberty is located in Clearfield County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of West Liberty.
- West Virginia
- Ohio County
- This West Liberty is located in Ohio County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Liberty that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of West Liberty.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Liberty ...
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.
- Boos
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elbow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Gallagher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Hunt City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Noble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
- Oblong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
- Oblong is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <5>
- Oil Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Passport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shamrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Richland County
- Willow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <5>
How Far From West Liberty 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 West Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Liberty and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Liberty to Newton, with an average speed<6> 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 105 miles [169 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Liberty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Liberty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8534, Longitude: -88.0845 In this case, the coordinates for West Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 West Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 West Liberty to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.213 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.607 degrees. |