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37.346719, -88.907287
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We found four communities that are also named Forman.
Within Illinois, the name Forman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Lake 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 Michigan community of Forman [Lake County].
North Dakota
Sargent County
This Forman is located in Sargent County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Forman that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Forman.
Oklahoma
Sequoyah 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 Oklahoma community of Forman [Sequoyah County].
West Virginia
Grant County
This Forman is located in Grant County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Forman that is located in Johnson County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Forman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forman ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forman and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Forman to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forman 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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 Forman 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 Forman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3467, Longitude: -88.9073 In this case, the coordinates for Forman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.184 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.555 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.348 degrees.