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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 Andalusia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andalusia 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 Andalusia:
- 41.438313, -90.723121
- 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 Andalusia
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Andalusia is near Scott County and also Muscatine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscatine 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 Andalusia
Communities Also Named Andalusia ...
We found five communities that are also named Andalusia.
Within Illinois, the name Andalusia is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Andalusia is located in Covington County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Andalusia that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Andalusia.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Andalusia is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Andalusia that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Andalusia.
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Andalusia is located in Flagler County and lies 973 miles [1,565.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Andalusia that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Andalusia.
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Andalusia [Randolph County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Andalusia is located in Bucks County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the east of the Andalusia that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Andalusia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andalusia ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Blue Grass
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Ginger Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Little Groves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Groves is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Groves
- New Era
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Rock Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Andalusia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Andalusia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andalusia and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Andalusia to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Andalusia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Andalusia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Andalusia 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 Andalusia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4383, Longitude: -90.7231 In this case, the coordinates for Andalusia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.631 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.225 degrees. |
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