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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 Glen Avon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Avon 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 Glen Avon:
- 40.346152, -88.593419
- 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 Glen Avon
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Glen Avon is near De Witt County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Glen Avon
Communities Also Named Glen Avon ...
We found two communities that are also named Glen Avon.
Within Illinois, the name Glen Avon is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This Glen Avon is located in Riverside County and lies 1,640 miles [2,639.3 km]<1> to the west of the Glen Avon that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Glen Avon.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,737 miles [2,795.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Glen Avon that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Glen Avon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Avon ...
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.
- Arrowsmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Empire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harpster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lotus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weedman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weedman is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedman
How Far From Glen Avon to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Glen Avon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Avon and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Glen Avon to Bloomington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 622 miles [1,001 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glen Avon) 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 Glen Avon 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 Glen Avon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3462, Longitude: -88.5934 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.064 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.833 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.461 degrees. |
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