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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 Gallagher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gallagher and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gallagher:
    • 38.634493, -88.167262
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Gallagher
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Gallagher ...

We found four communities that share the name Gallagher.

Within Illinois, the name Gallagher is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Comanche 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 Kansas community of Gallagher [Comanche County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clinton County
      • This Gallagher is located in Clinton County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gallagher that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Gallagher.
      • McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Gallagher [McKean County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Gallagher is located in Kanawha County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<2> to the east of the Gallagher that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Gallagher.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gallagher ...

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.

  • Clay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elbow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
    • Elbow is located in Richland County
  • Maple Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Edwards County
  • Maysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Clay County
  • Noble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <3>
  • Passport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Passport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
    • Passport is located in Richland County
  • Samsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samsville
    • Samsville is located in Edwards County
  • Schnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schnell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnell
    • Schnell is located in Richland County
  • Seminary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
    • Seminary is located in Richland County

How Far From Gallagher to ...

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 Gallagher to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gallagher and extending to:

  • Olney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gallagher to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gallagher. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 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 Gallagher 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gallagher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gallagher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6345, Longitude: -88.1673       In this case, the coordinates for Gallagher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Gallagher to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.752 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.237 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.701 degrees.









 

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