Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wine Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wine Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wine 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 Wine Hill:
- 37.948940, -89.674545
- 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 Wine 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Wine Hill is near Jackson County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Perry 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wine 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.
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Diamond Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cross
- Diamond Cross is located in Randolph County
- Dry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Glenn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Jones Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Kampenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kampenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Point Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rest
- Point Rest is located in Perry County (MO)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
How Far From Wine Hill 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 Wine Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wine Hill and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Wine Hill to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 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 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,061 miles [8,144.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wine Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wine Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wine Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9489, Longitude: -89.6745 In this case, the coordinates for Wine Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Wine Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.704 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.237 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.56 degrees. |