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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 Caseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caseyville and the surrounding area.
- 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 Caseyville:
- 38.205327, -91.079863
- 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 Caseyville
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Caseyville is near Washington County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Caseyville
Communities Also Named Caseyville ...
We found four communities that are also named Caseyville.
Within Missouri, the name Caseyville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Polk County
- This Caseyville is located in Polk County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Caseyville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Caseyville.
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Caseyville is located in Saint Clair County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Caseyville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Caseyville.
- Kentucky
- Union County
- This Caseyville is located in Union County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Caseyville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Caseyville.
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Caseyville is located in Lincoln County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south of the Caseyville that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Caseyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caseyville ...
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.
- Benson Tourist City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Bourbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- George ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- George is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Huff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Monday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monday is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Pea Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Piney Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Park
- Plum Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Ford
- Spring Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bluff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Twin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
How Far From Caseyville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Caseyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caseyville and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caseyville to Union, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caseyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Caseyville 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 Caseyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2053, Longitude: -91.0799 In this case, the coordinates for Caseyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.634 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.157 degrees. |
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