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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 Flickerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flickerville 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 Flickerville:
- 41.220032, -87.956159
- 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 Flickerville
- 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Since Flickerville is near Will County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Flickerville
Communities Also Named Flickerville ...
We found two communities that are also named Flickerville.
Within Illinois, the name Flickerville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Flickerville.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Flickerville is located in Fulton County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the east of the Flickerville that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Flickerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flickerville ...
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.
- Aroma Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braidwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dickeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Indian Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Irwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Otto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Pilot Center ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
- Resthaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Resthaven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
- Union Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Flickerville 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 Flickerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flickerville and extending to:
- Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Flickerville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Flickerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flickerville) 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 Flickerville 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 Flickerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2200, Longitude: -87.9562 In this case, the coordinates for Flickerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.484 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.914 degrees. |
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