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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 Danvers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danvers 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 Danvers:
- 40.529753, -89.175330
- 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 Danvers
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Danvers is near Tazewell County and also Woodford 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 Woodford 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 Danvers
Communities Also Named Danvers ...
We found four communities that are also named Danvers.
Within Illinois, the name Danvers is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Danvers is located in Essex County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Danvers that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Danvers.
- Minnesota
- Swift County
- This Danvers is located in Swift County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Danvers that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swift County community of Danvers.
- Montana
- Fergus County
- This Danvers is located in Fergus County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Danvers that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Danvers.
- Nova Scotia
- This Danvers lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Danvers that is located in McLean County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danvers ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Carlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Funks Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
How Far From Danvers to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Danvers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danvers and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Danvers to Bloomington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, 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 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Danvers) 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 Danvers 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 Danvers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5298, Longitude: -89.1753 In this case, the coordinates for Danvers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.694 degrees. |
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