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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 Beardstown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beardstown 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 Beardstown:
- 40.012593, -90.429542
- 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 Beardstown
- 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
- Since Beardstown is near Schuyler County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Beardstown
Communities Also Named Beardstown ...
We found two communities that are also named Beardstown.
Within Illinois, the name Beardstown is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Pulaski County
- This Beardstown is located in Pulaski County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Beardstown that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Beardstown.
- Tennessee
- Perry County
- This Beardstown is located in Perry County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Beardstown that is located in Cass County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Beardstown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beardstown ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Frederick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jules
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Beardstown 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 city such as Beardstown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beardstown and extending to:
- Virginia, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beardstown to Virginia, with an average speed<3> 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 44 miles [70.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Beardstown) 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 Beardstown 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 Beardstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0126, Longitude: -90.4295 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.272 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.433 degrees. |
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