Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westville
- 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 Westville:
- 40.044119, -87.638946
- 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 Westville
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Westville is near Vermillion County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 Westville ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Westville.
Within Illinois, the name Westville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 26 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Westville is located in Bristol County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Westville.
- Worcester County
- This Westville is located in Worcester County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km] to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Westville.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Westville is located in Monroe County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the south of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Westville.
- Simpson County
- This Westville is located in Simpson County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km] to the south southwest of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Westville.
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Westville is located in Essex County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Westville.
- Gloucester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Westville [Gloucester County].
- New York
- Franklin County
- This Westville is located in Franklin County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Westville.
- Otsego County
- This Westville is located in Otsego County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Westville.
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Westville lies 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- This Westville is located in Champaign County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Westville.
- Mahoning County
- This Westville is located in Mahoning County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km] to the east of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Westville.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Westville is located in Greenville County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Westville.
- Kershaw County
- This Westville is located in Kershaw County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the southeast of the Westville that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Westville.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westville ...
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.
- Belgium
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Bucktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
- Flat Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Grape Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grape Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Hartshorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hillery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Himrod
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Kellyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Vermilion County
- Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Vermilion County
How Far From Westville 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 village such as Westville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westville and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Westville to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0441, Longitude: -87.6389 In this case, the coordinates for Westville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westville 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. |
| <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> | 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 Westville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.436 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.085 degrees. |