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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 Apple River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple River 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 Apple River:
- 42.503258, -90.095868
- 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 Apple River
- 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 Jo Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Since Apple River is near Lafayette County and also Stephenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson 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 Apple River
Communities Also Named Apple River ...
We found one communities that are also named Apple River.
Within Illinois, the name Apple River is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Apple River in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Apple River lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Apple River that is located in Jo Daviess County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple River ...
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.
- Council Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lead Mine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- New Diggings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pitcherville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Scales Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sweet Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
How Far From Apple River 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 Apple River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apple River and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Jo Daviess County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Apple River to Galena, 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Apple River) 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 Apple River 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 Apple River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5033, Longitude: -90.0959 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.089 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.629 degrees. |
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