Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bingman Station:
  • 38.083102, -88.244763
  • 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 Bingman Station

• 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Since Bingman Station is near Hamilton County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Bingman Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bingman Station ...

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.

• Burnt Prairie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burnt Prairie is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Prairie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Prairie <1>
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Crossville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossville is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <1>
• Elm Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Grove is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Emma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emma is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <1>
• Herald
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Herald is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <1>
• Iron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Iron is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Middlepoint
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Middlepoint is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
• Springer Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
• Stokes
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stokes is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

How Far From Bingman Station 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 community such as Bingman Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bingman Station and extending to:

• Carmi, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the East.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bingman Station to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'