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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 Biggs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Biggs 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 Biggs:
- 40.241432, -89.904280
- 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 Biggs
- 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Since Biggs is near Menard County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Biggs
Communities Also Named Biggs ...
We found eight communities that are also named Biggs.
Within Illinois, the name Biggs is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Butte County
- This Biggs is located in Butte County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the west of the Biggs that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Biggs.
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Biggs is located in Pike County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Biggs that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Biggs.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Biggs [Allegany County].
- Queen Anne's 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 Maryland community of Biggs [Queen Anne's County].
- Missouri
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Biggs [Douglas County].
- New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Biggs [Rio Arriba County].
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Biggs is located in Sherman County and lies 1,596 miles [2,568.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Biggs that is located in Mason County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Biggs.
- Texas
- Panola County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Biggs [Panola County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Biggs ...
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.
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Buzzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Forest City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Goofy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Havana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Peterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peterville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterville
- Poplar City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quiver Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quiver Beach is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver Beach
How Far From Biggs 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 Biggs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Biggs and extending to:
- Havana, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Biggs to Havana, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Biggs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Biggs 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. |
| <3> | 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 Biggs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Biggs 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 Biggs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2414, Longitude: -89.9043 In this case, the coordinates for Biggs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.929 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.81 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.122 degrees. |
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