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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Willisville:
    • 37.982877, -89.589735
    • 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 Willisville
  • 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Since Willisville is near Randolph County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Willisville

Communities Also Named Willisville ...

We found six communities that are also named Willisville.

Within Illinois, the name Willisville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Nevada County
      • This Willisville is located in Nevada County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willisville that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Willisville.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Willisville [Fairfield County].
    • Indiana
      • Pike County
      • This Willisville is located in Pike County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Willisville that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Willisville.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willisville that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Willisville.
    • Ontario
      • This Willisville lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willisville that is located in Perry County.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Willisville is located in Loudoun County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east of the Willisville that is located in Perry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Willisville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willisville ...

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.

  • Blair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Dry Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Glenn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenn is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Grubbs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grubbs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jones Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
  • Kampenville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kampenville is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
  • Layfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Layfield is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layfield
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Randolph is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Rockwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wine Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wine Hill is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wine Hill

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

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

  • Pinckneyville, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willisville to Pinckneyville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the north (N). 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 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Willisville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9829, Longitude: -89.5897       In this case, the coordinates for Willisville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.65 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.18 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.513 degrees.