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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 Culver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Culver 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 Culver:
- 40.006715, -89.687328
- 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 Culver
- 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 Menard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Since Culver is near Sangamon County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Culver
Communities Also Named Culver ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Culver.
Within Illinois, the name Culver is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Culver [El Paso County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Culver is located in Hillsborough County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Culver.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Culver is located in Bonner County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Culver.
- Indiana
- Marshall County
- This Culver is located in Marshall County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Culver.
- Tippecanoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Culver [Tippecanoe County].
- Iowa
- Muscatine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Culver [Muscatine County].
- Kansas
- Ottawa County
- This Culver is located in Ottawa County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the west of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Culver.
- Kentucky
- Elliott County
- This Culver is located in Elliott County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elliott County community of Culver.
- Manitoba
- This Culver lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Culver [Arenac County].
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Culver [Kalkaska County].
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Culver is located in Saint Louis County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Culver.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Culver [Ocean County].
- Oregon
- Jefferson County
- This Culver is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Culver that is located in Menard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Culver.
- Texas
- Matagorda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Culver [Matagorda County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Culver ...
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.
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Peabody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
How Far From Culver 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 Culver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Culver and extending to:
- Petersburg, which is the Seat of Menard County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Culver to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 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 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Culver 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Culver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Culver 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 Culver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0067, Longitude: -89.6873 In this case, the coordinates for Culver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.606 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.075 degrees. |
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