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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 Castle Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castle Junction 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 Castle Junction:
- 41.392534, -90.577913
- 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 Castle Junction
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Castle Junction is near Mercer County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Castle Junction
Communities Also Named Castle Junction ...
We found one communities that are also named Castle Junction.
Within Illinois, the name Castle Junction is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Castle Junction in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Castle Junction lies 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Castle Junction that is located in Rock Island County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castle Junction ...
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.
- Cable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Coal Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Ginger Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Preemption
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunny Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Timber Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Castle Junction 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 Castle Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castle Junction and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Castle Junction to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 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 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castle Junction) 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 Castle Junction 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 Castle Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3925, Longitude: -90.5779 In this case, the coordinates for Castle Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.512 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.164 degrees. |
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