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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 Emery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emery 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 Emery:
- 39.979203, -88.951192
- 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 Emery
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Emery is near De Witt County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Emery
Communities Also Named Emery ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Emery.
Within Illinois, the name Emery is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Graham County
- This Emery is located in Graham County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Emery.
- Iowa
- Cerro Gordo County
- This Emery is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Emery.
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- This Emery is located in Washtenaw County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Emery.
- Montana
- Powell County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Emery [Powell County].
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Emery.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- This Emery is located in Montgomery County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Emery.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Emery.
- Ontario
- This Emery lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Emery is located in Fayette County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the east of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Emery.
- Washington County
- This Emery is located in Washington County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Emery.
- South Dakota
- Hanson County
- This Emery is located in Hanson County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanson County community of Emery.
- Utah
- Emery County
- This Emery is located in Emery County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the west of the Emery that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Emery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Emery ...
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.
- Bulldog Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bulldog Crossing is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulldog Crossing
- Chestnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Larkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Larkdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkdale
- Long Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Longview Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longview Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Place
How Far From Emery 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 Emery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Emery and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Emery to Springfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Emery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Emery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Emery 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 Emery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9792, Longitude: -88.9512 In this case, the coordinates for Emery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.293 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.045 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.728 degrees. |
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