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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 Fancher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fancher 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 Fancher:
- 39.267442, -88.773312
- 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 Fancher
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Fancher is near Effingham County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Fancher
Communities Also Named Fancher ...
We found six communities that are also named Fancher.
Within Illinois, the name Fancher is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Fancher [Madison County].
- California
- Fresno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Fancher [Fresno County].
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Fancher [Attala County].
- New York
- Orleans County
- This Fancher is located in Orleans County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Fancher that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Fancher.
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Fancher [Lucas County].
- Wisconsin
- Portage County
- This Fancher is located in Portage County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the north of the Fancher that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Fancher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fancher ...
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.
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holliday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Magnolia Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Moccasin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mode
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tower Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Fancher 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 Fancher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fancher and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Fancher to Shelbyville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fancher 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fancher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fancher 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 Fancher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2674, Longitude: -88.7733 In this case, the coordinates for Fancher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.795 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.824 degrees. |
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