Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Castle Fin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Fin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Castle Fin
- 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 Castle Fin:
- 39.470035, -87.733362
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Castle Fin
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Castle Fin is near Edgar County and also Vigo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- eBird sighting report for Vigo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Castle Fin ...
We found one communities that share the name Castle Fin.
Within Illinois, the name Castle Fin is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Castle Fin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Castle Fin is located in York County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east of the Castle Fin that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Castle Fin.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Fin ...
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.
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Golf Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Lakes
- Golf Lakes is located in Clark County
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Griffin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Marley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
- Oliver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Clark County
How Far From Castle Fin 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 Castle Fin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Fin and extending to:
- Marshall, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Castle Fin to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Fin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- Castle Fin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Castle Fin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4700, Longitude: -87.7334 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Fin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Castle Fin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.284 degrees. |