Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Augerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Augerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Augerville
- 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 Augerville:
- 40.139755, -88.171712
- 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 Augerville
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Augerville is near Vermilion County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Augerville ...
We found one communities that share the name Augerville.
Within Illinois, the name Augerville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Augerville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Augerville is located in New Haven County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the east of the Augerville that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Augerville.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augerville ...
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.
- Block
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Bondville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <3>
- Deers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Flatville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Glover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Mayview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Champaign County
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Rising
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
- Sellers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Augerville 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 Augerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augerville and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Augerville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 5 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 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Augerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1398, Longitude: -88.1717 In this case, the coordinates for Augerville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Augerville 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 314.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.313 degrees. |