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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 Cushman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cushman 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 Cushman:
- 39.655641, -88.623951
- 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 Cushman
- 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 Moultrie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie County
- Since Cushman is near Douglas County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Cushman
Communities Also Named Cushman ...
We found eight communities that are also named Cushman.
Within Illinois, the name Cushman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Independence County
- This Cushman is located in Independence County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Cushman.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Cushman is located in Hampshire County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Cushman.
- Michigan
- Charlevoix 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 Michigan community of Cushman [Charlevoix County].
- Montana
- Golden Valley County
- This Cushman is located in Golden Valley County and lies 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Cushman.
- Nebraska
- Lancaster County
- This Cushman is located in Lancaster County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Cushman.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Cushman is located in Coos County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Cushman.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Cushman is located in Lane County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cushman that is located in Moultrie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Cushman.
- Texas
- Wilbarger 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 Cushman [Wilbarger County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cushman ...
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.
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Burrowsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chipps
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chipps is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Fuller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Todds Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Point is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
How Far From Cushman 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 Cushman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cushman and extending to:
- Sullivan, which is the Seat of Moultrie County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cushman to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cushman) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cushman 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 Cushman 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 Cushman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6556, Longitude: -88.6240 In this case, the coordinates for Cushman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.747 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.655 degrees. |
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