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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 Funkhouser, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Funkhouser 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 Funkhouser:
- 39.094542, -88.620069
- 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 Funkhouser
- 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 Effingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Since Funkhouser is near Cumberland County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Funkhouser
Communities Also Named Funkhouser ...
We found one communities that are also named Funkhouser.
Within Illinois, the name Funkhouser is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Funkhouser in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Funkhouser is located in Bartow County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Funkhouser that is located in Effingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Funkhouser.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Funkhouser ...
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.
- Elliottstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottstown is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottstown
- Evers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evers is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evers
- Green Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Heartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Lillyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Magnolia Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moccasin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Funkhouser 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 Funkhouser to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Funkhouser and extending to:
- Effingham, which is the Seat of Effingham County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Funkhouser to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,354 miles [10,225.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Funkhouser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Funkhouser 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 Funkhouser. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0945, Longitude: -88.6201 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.057 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.796 degrees. |
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