Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Williamsburg Hill:
  • 39.300319, -88.934795
  • 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 Williamsburg Hill

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Williamsburg Hill is near Fayette County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Williamsburg Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsburg Hill ...

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.

• Dunkel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunkel is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
• Greenland ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Holland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Holliday
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holliday is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Magnolia Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
• Moccasin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
• Mode
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mode is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
• Post Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Tower Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <1>
• Twin Churches
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches

How Far From Williamsburg Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Williamsburg Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Williamsburg Hill to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 637 miles [1,025.2 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 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'