Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Darrow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darrow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Darrow
- 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 Darrow:
- 40.718925, -87.603084
- 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 Darrow
- 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 Iroquois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- Since Darrow is near Newton County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Darrow ...
We found three communities that share the name Darrow.
Within Illinois, the name Darrow is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darrow ...
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.
- Crescent City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <4>
- Donovan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Donovan is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <4>
- Free
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Freedville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedville
- Freedville is located in Iroquois County
- Freeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Goodwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwine
- Goodwine is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwine <4>
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Kentland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Kentland is located in Newton County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <4>
- Woodland Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Junction
- Woodland Junction is located in Iroquois County
How Far From Darrow 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 community such as Darrow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darrow and extending to:
- Watseka, which is the Seat of Iroquois County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Darrow to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 574 miles [923.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Darrow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darrow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Darrow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7189, Longitude: -87.6031 In this case, the coordinates for Darrow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Darrow 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Darrow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.417 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.146 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.883 degrees. |