Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West York and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West York
- 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 York:
- 39.171151, -87.673637
- 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 York
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since West York is near Clark County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 York ...
We found one communities that share the name West York.
Within Illinois, the name West York is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named West York in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near West York ...
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.
- Allright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Darwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Narrows Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Ferry
- Narrows Ferry is located in Clark County
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Porterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Crawford County
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Walnut Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County
How Far From West York 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 West York to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West York and extending to:
- Robinson, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West York to Robinson, with an average speed<4> 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 570 miles [917.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West York. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West York) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West York. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1712, Longitude: -87.6736 In this case, the coordinates for West York have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 York to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.446 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.96 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.334 degrees. |