Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilsonburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsonburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsonburg
- 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 Wilsonburg:
- 38.759770, -88.238931
- 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 Wilsonburg
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Wilsonburg is near Clay County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Wilsonburg ...
We found one communities that share the name Wilsonburg.
Within Illinois, the name Wilsonburg is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Wilsonburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the east of the Wilsonburg that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Wilsonburg.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsonburg ...
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.
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Clay City is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
- Elbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Gallagher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Noble is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
- Passport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Sailor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Springs
- Sailor Springs is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sailor Springs <2>
- Schnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Shamrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Wilsonburg 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 community such as Wilsonburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Wilsonburg once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsonburg and extending to:
- Olney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Wilsonburg to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Wilsonburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsonburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7598, Longitude: -88.2389 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsonburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Wilsonburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wilsonburg 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 314.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.311 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.702 degrees. |