Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altmar:
  • 41.141978, -88.892577
  • 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 Altmar

• 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
  • Since Altmar is near Livingston County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Altmar

Communities Also Named Altmar ...

We found one communities that are also named Altmar.

Within Illinois, the name Altmar is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Altmar in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New York
    • Oswego County
    • This Altmar is located in Oswego County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Altmar that is located in La Salle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Altmar.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altmar ...

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.

• Coalville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
• Farm Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
• Grand Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <2>
• Manville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manville is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
• Munster
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Munster is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
• Otter ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Otter is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter
• Reading
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Reading is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
• Richards
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richards is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
• Sandy Ford
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Ford is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Altmar and extending to:

• Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Altmar to Ottawa, 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 four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,264 miles [10,080.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'