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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 Curran, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Curran 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 Curran:
- 39.741763, -89.770080
- 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 Curran
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Curran is near Menard County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Curran
Communities Also Named Curran ...
We found six communities that are also named Curran.
Within Illinois, the name Curran is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Marion 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 Georgia community of Curran [Marion County].
- Kansas
- Harper 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 Kansas community of Curran [Harper County].
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Curran is located in Alcona County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Curran that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Curran.
- Missouri
- Stone 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 Missouri community of Curran [Stone County].
- Ontario
- This Curran lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Curran that is located in Sangamon County.
- Wisconsin
- Kewaunee County
- This Curran is located in Kewaunee County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Curran that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kewaunee County community of Curran.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Curran ...
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.
- Archer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archer is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Irwins Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Park
- Jerome
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jess
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jess is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
- Knapp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knapp is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Mildred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Riddle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Shale Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From Curran 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 village such as Curran to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Curran and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Curran to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Curran 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Curran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Curran 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 Curran. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7418, Longitude: -89.7701 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.625 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.181 degrees. |
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