Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grandview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grandview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grandview
- 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 Grandview:
- 39.817425, -89.617967
- 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 Grandview
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Grandview is near Menard County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menard County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Grandview ...
We found 61 communities that share the name Grandview.
There are three communities within Illinois that are also named Grandview.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 58 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 58 communities, 56 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Carroll County
- Edgar County
- Effingham County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Alberta
- This Grandview lies 1,464 miles [2,356.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- Arkansas
- Carroll County
- This Grandview is located in Carroll County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Grandview.
- Conway County
- This Grandview is located in Conway County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Grandview.
- British Columbia
- This Grandview lies 1,735 miles [2,792.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Grandview is located in Putnam County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<2> to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Grandview.
- Sumter 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 Florida community of Grandview [Sumter County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Madison County
- This Grandview is located in Madison County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Grandview.
- Marion County
- This Grandview is located in Marion County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Grandview.
- Monroe 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 Indiana community of Grandview [Monroe County].
- Spencer County
- This Grandview is located in Spencer County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Grandview.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Ford 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 Grandview [Ford County].
- Riley County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Riley County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riley County community of Grandview.
- Wyandotte County
- This Grandview is located in Wyandotte County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the west of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandotte County community of Grandview.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Grandview is located in Daviess County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Grandview.
- Hardin 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 Kentucky community of Grandview [Hardin County].
- Monroe County
- This Grandview is located in Monroe County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Grandview.
- Manitoba
- This Grandview lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Grandview.
- Hamilton County
- This Grandview is located in Hamilton County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Grandview.
- Washington County
- This Grandview is located in Washington County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grandview.
- Ontario
- This Grandview lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Grandview is located in Armstrong County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<2> to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Grandview.
- Elk County
- This Grandview is located in Elk County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km] to the east northeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Grandview.
- Indiana County
- This Grandview is located in Indiana County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km] to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Grandview.
- Venango County
- This Grandview is located in Venango County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km] to the east northeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Grandview.
- Washington County
- This Grandview is located in Washington County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grandview.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Grandview lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- South Dakota
- Brule County
- This Grandview is located in Brule County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brule County community of Grandview.
- Douglas County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Grandview [Douglas County].
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Grandview is located in Greene County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Grandview.
- Hardin County
- This Grandview is located in Hardin County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the south southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Grandview.
- Knox County
- This Grandview is located in Knox County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Grandview.
- Putnam County
- This Grandview is located in Putnam County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Grandview.
- Rhea County
- This Grandview is located in Rhea County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Grandview.
- Washington County
- This Grandview is located in Washington County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km] to the east southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Grandview.
- Texas
- Bowie 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 Texas community of Grandview [Bowie County].
- Dawson County
- This Grandview is located in Dawson County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Grandview.
- Gray County
- Although located in Gray County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Grandview.
- Johnson County
- This Grandview is located in Johnson County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the southwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Grandview.
- Virginia
- Salem City
- This Grandview is located in Salem City and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Grandview.
- Stafford County
- This Grandview is located in Stafford County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the east of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Grandview.
- Washington
- Clallam 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 Washington community of Grandview [Clallam County].
- Yakima County
- This Grandview is located in Yakima County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Grandview that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yakima County community of Grandview.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grandview ...
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.
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Mildred
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Peabody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Shale Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Grandview 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 Grandview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grandview and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Grandview to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grandview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grandview 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- Grandview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grandview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8174, Longitude: -89.6180 In this case, the coordinates for Grandview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grandview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Grandview 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 315.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.522 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.089 degrees. |