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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 Damon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Damon 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 Damon:
    • 40.083103, -90.830131
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Damon
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Damon ...

We found nine communities that share the name Damon.

Within Illinois, the name Damon is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Yell 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 Arkansas community of Damon [Yell County].
    • Michigan
      • Ogemaw County
      • This Damon is located in Ogemaw County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the northeast of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Damon.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Damon is located in Wayne County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the south of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Damon.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Damon.
    • Oklahoma
      • Latimer County
      • This Damon is located in Latimer County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Damon.
    • Tennessee
      • Hardin County
      • This Damon is located in Hardin County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Damon.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This Damon is located in Brazoria County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Damon.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Damon is located in Albemarle County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<2> to the east of the Damon that is located in Brown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Damon.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor 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 Washington community of Damon [Grays Harbor County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Damon ...

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.

  • Erwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Erwin is located in Schuyler County
  • Fargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Brown County
  • Golden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <5>
  • Huntsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
  • Littleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
  • Mound Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
    • Mound Station is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
  • Rushville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Adams County
  • Sugar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Schuyler County

How Far From Damon 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 Damon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Damon and extending to:

  • Mount Sterling, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Damon to Springfield, with an average speed<6> 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 738 miles [1,187.7 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 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Damon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Damon 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Damon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Damon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0831, Longitude: -90.8301       In this case, the coordinates for Damon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Damon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Damon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.541 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.492 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.611 degrees.









 

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