Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Huiskamp

• 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 Huiskamp:
  • 39.816157, -91.440707
  • 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 Huiskamp

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Huiskamp is near Adams County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Huiskamp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huiskamp ...

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.

• Calftown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Calftown is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calftown
• Dodge City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dodge City is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
• Hannibal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hannibal is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <1>
• Holiday Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Lamb
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamb is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
• Lincoln Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
• Marblehead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
• Mark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mark is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
• Meadowbrook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Shepherd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
• Smileyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Smileyville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
• Sunnybrook Meadows
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows
• White Bear
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • White Bear is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huiskamp and extending to:

• Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Huiskamp to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 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 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'