Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Willeford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willeford and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Willeford

• 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 Willeford:
  • 37.656161, -88.851732
  • 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 Willeford

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Willeford is near Johnson County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Willeford

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willeford ...

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.

• Crab Orchard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
• Egypt Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
• Egyptian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
• Lake Crest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Pharoahs Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
• Rodgersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rodgersville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgersville
• Sleepy Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Sunset Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Harbor is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
• Wagon Creek Heaven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven

How Far From Willeford 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 Willeford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Willeford and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Willeford to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'