Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Germantown Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germantown Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Germantown Hills
- 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 Germantown Hills:
- 40.771544, -89.466708
- 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 Germantown Hills
- 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Woodford County
- Since Germantown Hills is near Tazewell County and also Peoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for Peoria 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Germantown Hills ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
- Cooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Farmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Harvard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Hickory Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
- Highway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Long Shore Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Shore Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shore Park
- Long Shore Park is located in Peoria County
- Mossville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
- Mossville is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <2>
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Spring Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sunnyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <2>
How Far From Germantown Hills 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 village such as Germantown Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Germantown Hills and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Germantown Hills to Eureka, 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Germantown Hills: www.germantownhills.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Germantown Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Germantown Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7715, Longitude: -89.4667 In this case, the coordinates for Germantown Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Germantown Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.562 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.774 degrees. |