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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 Carlock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlock 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 Carlock:
- 40.583332, -89.132183
- 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 Carlock
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Carlock is near Woodford County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Carlock
Communities Also Named Carlock ...
We found three communities that are also named Carlock.
Within Illinois, the name Carlock is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Carlock is located in Gregory County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carlock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Carlock.
- Tennessee
- Jackson County
- This Carlock is located in Jackson County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carlock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Carlock.
- McMinn County
- This Carlock is located in McMinn County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the southeast of the Carlock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Carlock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlock ...
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.
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Hedgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Lilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
How Far From Carlock to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Carlock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carlock and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carlock to Bloomington, with an average speed<3> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 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- Carlock) 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 Carlock 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 Carlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5833, Longitude: -89.1322 In this case, the coordinates for Carlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.423 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.659 degrees. |
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