Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Williamsfield:
  • 40.926635, -90.018177
  • 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 Williamsfield

• 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
  • Since Williamsfield is near Peoria County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Williamsfield

Communities Also Named Williamsfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Williamsfield.

Within Illinois, the name Williamsfield is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Williamsfield in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Ashtabula County
    • This Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the east of the Williamsfield that is located in Knox County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Williamsfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamsfield ...

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.

• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Elba Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Elba Center is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
• Eugene
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eugene is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
• Laura
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Laura is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laura <2>
• Oak Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Run is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Run
• Princeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Princeville is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <2>
• Slackwater ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Slackwater is located in Stark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
• Uniontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Uniontown is located in Knox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williamsfield and extending to:

• Galesburg, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Williamsfield to Galesburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'