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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 Cruger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cruger 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 Cruger:
- 40.721981, -89.310086
- 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 Cruger
- 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Since Cruger is near Tazewell County and also Peoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria 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 Cruger
Communities Also Named Cruger ...
We found one communities that are also named Cruger.
Within Illinois, the name Cruger is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Cruger in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- This Cruger is located in Holmes County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the south of the Cruger that is located in Woodford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Cruger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cruger ...
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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Farmsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Harvard Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Hickory Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Low Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Low Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Sunnyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Cruger 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 Cruger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cruger and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cruger to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 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 26 days and walking would take 38 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 4,922 miles [7,921.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cruger) 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 Cruger 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 Cruger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7220, Longitude: -89.3101 In this case, the coordinates for Cruger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.435 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.71 degrees. |
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