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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 Eleanor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eleanor 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 Eleanor:
- 40.983431, -90.698871
- 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 Eleanor
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Eleanor is near Mercer County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Eleanor
Communities Also Named Eleanor ...
We found eight communities that are also named Eleanor.
Within Illinois, the name Eleanor is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This Eleanor is located in Dallas County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eleanor that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Eleanor.
- Florida
- Holmes County
- This Eleanor is located in Holmes County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eleanor that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Eleanor.
- Iowa
- Butler County
- This Eleanor is located in Butler County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eleanor that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Eleanor.
- Kansas
- Harvey 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 Kansas community of Eleanor [Harvey County].
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Eleanor [Coahoma County].
- Pennsylvania
- Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania community of Eleanor [Jefferson County].
- Washington
- Lincoln 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 Washington community of Eleanor [Lincoln County].
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Eleanor is located in Putnam County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Eleanor that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Eleanor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eleanor ...
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.
- Alexis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bald Bluff is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Bluff
- Coldbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
- Denny ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Denny is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Reeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Shanghai City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Spring Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sunbeam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Utah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Eleanor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eleanor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Eleanor and extending to:
- Monmouth, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Eleanor to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eleanor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Eleanor 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eleanor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Eleanor 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 Eleanor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9834, Longitude: -90.6989 In this case, the coordinates for Eleanor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.54 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.327 degrees. |
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