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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 Dudleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dudleyville 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 Dudleyville:
- 38.823936, -89.418135
- 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 Dudleyville
- 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 Bond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond County
- Since Dudleyville is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Dudleyville
Communities Also Named Dudleyville ...
We found three communities that are also named Dudleyville.
Within Illinois, the name Dudleyville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Dudleyville that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Dudleyville.
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- This Dudleyville is located in Pinal County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Dudleyville that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinal County community of Dudleyville.
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Dudleyville is located in Franklin County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Dudleyville that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Dudleyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dudleyville ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harbor Light Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- Hookdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Marydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Mulberry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Pleasant Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stubblefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stubblefield is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
How Far From Dudleyville 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 community such as Dudleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dudleyville and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Bond County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Dudleyville to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 665 miles [1,070.2 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 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 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Dudleyville) 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 Dudleyville 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 Dudleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8239, Longitude: -89.4181 In this case, the coordinates for Dudleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.569 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.236 degrees. |
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