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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 Council Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Council Hill 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 Council Hill:
- 42.488615, -90.353738
- 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 Council Hill
- 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 Jo Daviess County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jo Daviess County
- Since Council Hill is near Lafayette County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Council Hill
Communities Also Named Council Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Council Hill.
Within Illinois, the name Council Hill is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Council Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Muskogee County
- This Council Hill is located in Muskogee County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Council Hill that is located in Jo Daviess County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskogee County community of Council Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Council Hill ...
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.
- Cuba City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
- Galena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Junction
- Gears Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gears Ferry is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gears Ferry
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Lead Mine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- New Diggings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Diggings is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Diggings
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Prairie Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Corners is located in Grant County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Corners
- Scales Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Council Hill 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 community such as Council Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Council Hill and extending to:
- Galena, which is the Seat of Jo Daviess County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Council Hill to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,250 miles [10,058.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Council Hill) 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 Council Hill 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 Council Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4886, Longitude: -90.3537 In this case, the coordinates for Council Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.765 degrees. |
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