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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 East Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Village 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 East Village:
- 40.464208, -90.679297
- 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 East Village
- 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 McDonough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Since East Village is near Hancock County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 East Village
Communities Also Named East Village ...
We found eight communities that are also named East Village.
Within Illinois, the name East Village is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- This East Village is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the west of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of East Village.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This East Village is located in Fairfield County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of East Village.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This East Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of East Village.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This East Village is located in Hampshire County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of East Village.
- Worcester County
- This East Village is located in Worcester County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km] to the east northeast of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of East Village.
- New York
- New York County
- This East Village is located in New York County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New York County community of East Village.
- Nova Scotia
- This East Village lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This East Village is located in Hamblen County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the East Village that is located in McDonough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of East Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Village ...
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.
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Industry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Ireland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Ireland is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ireland
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Ragtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ragtown is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Shoo Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
- Spring Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- University Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From East Village 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 East Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Village and extending to:
- Macomb, which is the Seat of McDonough County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from East Village to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. 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 732 miles [1,178 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Village) 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 East Village 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 East Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4642, Longitude: -90.6793 In this case, the coordinates for East Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.44 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.446 degrees. |
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