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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 Comer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comer 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 Comer:
- 39.291982, -89.970778
- 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 Comer
- 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 Macoupin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- Since Comer is near Greene County and also Jersey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey 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 Comer
Communities Also Named Comer ...
We found seven communities that are also named Comer.
Within Illinois, the name Comer is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Comer is located in Barbour County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Comer.
- Lauderdale County
- This Comer is located in Lauderdale County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the south southeast of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Comer.
- British Columbia
- This Comer lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Comer is located in Weld County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the west of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Comer.
- Georgia
- Madison County
- This Comer is located in Madison County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Comer.
- Kentucky
- McLean County
- This Comer is located in McLean County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Comer that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Comer.
- Texas
- Cherokee 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 Texas community of Comer [Cherokee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comer ...
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.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenridge is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reader
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Rockbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Shipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Standard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Comer 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 Comer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Comer and extending to:
- Carlinville, which is the Seat of Macoupin County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Comer to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 693 miles [1,115.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comer) 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 Comer 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 Comer 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 Comer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2920, Longitude: -89.9708 In this case, the coordinates for Comer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.947 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.70 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.385 degrees. |
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