Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wrights Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrights Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wrights Corner
- 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 Wrights Corner:
- 39.129488, -88.866452
- 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 Wrights Corner
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Wrights Corner is near Effingham County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Wrights Corner ...
We found five communities that share the name Wrights Corner.
Within Illinois, the name Wrights Corner is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- White County
- This Wrights Corner is located in White County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wrights Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Wrights Corner.
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Dearborn County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east of the Wrights Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Wrights Corner.
- New York
- Wyoming County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Wyoming County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wrights Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Wrights Corner.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Wrights Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wrights Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Wrights Corner.
- New Kent County
- This Wrights Corner is located in New Kent County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east of the Wrights Corner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Wrights Corner.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights Corner ...
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.
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Holliday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Magnolia Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Twin Churches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches
- Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
How Far From Wrights Corner 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 Wrights Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrights Corner and extending to:
- Vandalia, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wrights Corner to Vandalia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 61 miles [98.2 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wrights Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrights Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1295, Longitude: -88.8665 In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wrights Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.218 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.841 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.903 degrees. |