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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 Argenta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Argenta 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 Argenta:
- 39.985403, -88.818626
- 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 Argenta
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Argenta is near Piatt County and also De Witt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Argenta
Communities Also Named Argenta ...
We found eight communities that are also named Argenta.
Within Illinois, the name Argenta is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Argenta [Pulaski County].
- British Columbia
- This Argenta lies 1,527 miles [2,457.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Argenta that is located in Macon County.
- Michigan
- Allegan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Argenta [Allegan County].
- Kalamazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Argenta [Kalamazoo County].
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- This Argenta is located in Beaverhead County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Argenta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaverhead County community of Argenta.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Argenta [Lander County].
- Texas
- Live Oak County
- This Argenta is located in Live Oak County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Argenta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Live Oak County community of Argenta.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Salt Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Argenta.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Argenta ...
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.
- Bulldog Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Combs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Harristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Larkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Longview Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
- Prairie Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
How Far From Argenta 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 village such as Argenta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Argenta and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Argenta to Decatur, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Argenta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Argenta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Argenta 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Argenta 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 Argenta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9854, Longitude: -88.8186 In this case, the coordinates for Argenta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.206 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.946 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.663 degrees. |
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