|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bourbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bourbon 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 Bourbon:
- 39.745588, -88.378941
- 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 Bourbon
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Bourbon is near Piatt County and also Moultrie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie 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 Bourbon
Communities Also Named Bourbon ...
We found six communities that are also named Bourbon.
Within Illinois, the name Bourbon is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Bourbon is located in Marshall County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Bourbon.
- Kentucky
- Pulaski County
- This Bourbon is located in Pulaski County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Bourbon.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- This Bourbon is located in Washington County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bourbon.
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Bourbon is located in Boone County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the west of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Bourbon.
- Crawford County
- This Bourbon is located in Crawford County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Bourbon.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- This Bourbon is located in Sherman County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bourbon that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherman County community of Bourbon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bourbon ...
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.
- Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Ficklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Humboldt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Bourbon 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 Bourbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bourbon and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bourbon to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bourbon) 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 Bourbon 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 Bourbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7456, Longitude: -88.3789 In this case, the coordinates for Bourbon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.914 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.516 degrees. |
|
|