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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 Hagaman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hagaman 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 Hagaman:
- 39.309021, -90.078679
- 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 Hagaman
- 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 Macoupin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
- Since Hagaman is near Greene County and also Jersey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey 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 Hagaman
Communities Also Named Hagaman ...
We found one communities that are also named Hagaman.
Within Illinois, the name Hagaman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Hagaman in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Hagaman is located in Montgomery County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hagaman that is located in Macoupin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hagaman.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hagaman ...
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.
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fidelity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenridge is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Kane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reader
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Shipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Standard City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Hagaman 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 Hagaman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hagaman and extending to:
- Carlinville, which is the Seat of Macoupin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hagaman to Carlinville, with an average speed<3> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hagaman) 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 Hagaman 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 Hagaman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3090, Longitude: -90.0787 In this case, the coordinates for Hagaman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.018 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.433 degrees. |
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