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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 Cardiff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardiff 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 Cardiff:
- 41.052322, -88.287653
- 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 Cardiff
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Cardiff is near Kankakee County and also Ford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford 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 Cardiff
Communities Also Named Cardiff ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Cardiff.
Within Illinois, the name Cardiff is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Cardiff is located in Jefferson County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the south of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cardiff.
- Alberta
- This Cardiff lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Cardiff is located in Scott County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cardiff.
- California
- San Diego 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 California community of Cardiff [San Diego County].
- Colorado
- Garfield County
- This Cardiff is located in Garfield County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Cardiff.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Cardiff is located in New Castle County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cardiff.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This Cardiff is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Cardiff.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Cardiff is located in Cecil County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Cardiff.
- Harford County
- This Cardiff is located in Harford County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cardiff.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Cardiff is located in Atlantic County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Cardiff.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Cardiff is located in Onondaga County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Cardiff.
- Ontario
- This Cardiff lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Cardiff is located in Cambria County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Cardiff.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Cardiff is located in Roane County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cardiff.
- Texas
- Waller County
- This Cardiff is located in Waller County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cardiff that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cardiff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardiff ...
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.
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blair is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Braidwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Coal City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Pilot Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Cardiff 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 Cardiff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardiff and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cardiff to Pontiac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,867 miles [7,832.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Cardiff) 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 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 Cardiff 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0523, Longitude: -88.2877 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.869 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.71 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.122 degrees. |
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