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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 Babcock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Babcock 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 Babcock:
- 41.529478, -90.395963
- 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 Babcock
- 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 Babcock is near Scott County and also Henry 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 Henry 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 Babcock
Communities Also Named Babcock ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Babcock.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Babcock.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Peoria County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Babcock [Peoria County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Chaffee County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Chaffee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Babcock.
- Georgia
- Miller County
- This Babcock is located in Miller County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Babcock.
- Indiana
- Porter County
- This Babcock is located in Porter County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<3> to the east of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Babcock.
- Iowa
- Bremer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Babcock [Bremer County].
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Babcock [Linn County].
- Manitoba
- This Babcock lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- Michigan
- Calhoun County
- This Babcock is located in Calhoun County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<3> to the east of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Babcock.
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Babcock [Sargent County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Babcock [McKean County].
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- This Babcock is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Babcock.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Babcock is located in Fayette County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Babcock.
- Wisconsin
- Wood County
- This Babcock is located in Wood County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<3> to the north of the Babcock that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Babcock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Babcock ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Great Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Panorama Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rapids City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Babcock 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 Babcock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Babcock and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Babcock to Rock Island, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Babcock 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. |
| <2> | 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 Babcock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Babcock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Babcock 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 Babcock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5295, Longitude: -90.3960 In this case, the coordinates for Babcock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.283 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.392 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.038 degrees. |
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