Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goodfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goodfield
- 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 Goodfield:
- 40.631468, -89.276318
- 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 Goodfield
- 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 Goodfield is near Tazewell County and also McLean County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- eBird sighting report for McLean 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
Communities Also Named Goodfield ...
We found one communities that share the name Goodfield.
Within Illinois, the name Goodfield is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Goodfield in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodfield ...
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.
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Carlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Carlock is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <3>
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Deer Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <3>
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
- Farmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Farmsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Harvard Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Hickory Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Sunnyland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunnyland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <3>
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Goodfield 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 Goodfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodfield and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Goodfield to Springfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6315, Longitude: -89.2763 In this case, the coordinates for Goodfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Goodfield 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 315.52 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.395 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.717 degrees. |