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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 Eagle Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle Point and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Eagle Point:
    • 41.993640, -89.684837
    • 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 Eagle Point
  • 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 Eagle Point ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Eagle Point.

Within Illinois, the name Eagle Point is unique.

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

In addition to the above occurrences of Eagle Point, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Kosciusko County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Eagle Point.
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Dubuque County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Eagle Point.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Cass County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Eagle Point.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Livingston County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Eagle Point.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Jackson County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Eagle Point.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Berks County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Eagle Point.
    • South Carolina
      • Clarendon County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Eagle Point.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Roane County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Eagle Point.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans 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 Vermont community of Eagle Point [Orleans County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Chippewa County
      • This Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Point that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Eagle Point.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 9,436 miles [15,185.8 km]<1> to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Point ...

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.

  • Buffalo Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
    • Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
  • Elkhorn Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
    • Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Fair Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
  • Georgetown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
  • Harper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Ogle County
  • Lincoln Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
  • Maryland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
    • Maryland is located in Ogle County
  • Polo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prairieville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Prairieville is located in Lee County
  • White Pigeon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
    • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
  • Woodland Shores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Shores
    • Woodland Shores is located in Lee County

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

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

  • Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Point to Oregon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

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

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- Eagle Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9936, Longitude: -89.6848       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Point 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eagle Point 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 Eagle Point 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 315.808 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.914 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.559 degrees.




 

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