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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 Equality, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Equality 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 Equality:
- 37.735056, -88.342787
- 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 Equality
- 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Since Equality is near Saline County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Equality
Communities Also Named Equality ...
We found five communities that are also named Equality.
Within Illinois, the name Equality is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Equality is located in Coosa County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Equality that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Equality.
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Equality is located in Ohio County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Equality that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Equality.
- South Carolina
- Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Equality [Anderson County].
- Texas
- Harrison 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 Texas community of Equality [Harrison County].
- Washington
- Skagit 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 Washington community of Equality [Skagit County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Equality ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
How Far From Equality 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 village such as Equality to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Equality and extending to:
- Shawneetown, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Equality to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Equality) 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 Equality 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 Equality, 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 Equality 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 Equality. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7351, Longitude: -88.3428 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.837 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.21 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.001 degrees. |
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