Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arrowsmith:
  • 40.449284, -88.632091
  • 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 Arrowsmith

• 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
  • Since Arrowsmith is near Ford County and also De Witt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ford 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 Arrowsmith

Communities Also Named Arrowsmith ...

We found one communities that are also named Arrowsmith.

Within Illinois, the name Arrowsmith is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Arrowsmith in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Arrowsmith lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Arrowsmith that is located in McLean County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arrowsmith ...

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.

• Anchor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Anchor is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anchor <2>
• Cooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooksville is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooksville <2>
• Derby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Derby is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Empire
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Empire is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Harpster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harpster is located in Ford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
• Holder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holder is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
• Le Roy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
• Lotus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lotus is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
• Pleasant Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Weedman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Weedman is located in De Witt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman

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

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

• Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Arrowsmith to Bloomington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'