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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 Amenia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Amenia 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 Amenia:
- 40.021980, -88.666458
- 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 Amenia
- 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 Piatt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
- Since Amenia is near Macon County and also De Witt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt 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 Amenia
Communities Also Named Amenia ...
We found two communities that are also named Amenia.
Within Illinois, the name Amenia is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Amenia is located in Dutchess County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Amenia that is located in Piatt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Amenia.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Amenia is located in Cass County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Amenia that is located in Piatt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Amenia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Amenia ...
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.
- Bondville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Combs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Farmer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Galesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
How Far From Amenia 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 Amenia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Amenia and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Piatt County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Amenia to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amenia) 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 Amenia 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 Amenia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0220, Longitude: -88.6665 In this case, the coordinates for Amenia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.837 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.581 degrees. |
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