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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 Hartsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hartsburg 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 Hartsburg:
- 40.250689, -89.441283
- 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 Hartsburg
- 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
- Since Hartsburg is near Tazewell County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Hartsburg
Communities Also Named Hartsburg ...
We found two communities that are also named Hartsburg.
Within Illinois, the name Hartsburg is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Boone County
- This Hartsburg is located in Boone County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hartsburg that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hartsburg.
- Ohio
- Putnam County
- This Hartsburg is located in Putnam County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hartsburg that is located in Logan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hartsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hartsburg ...
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.
- Bell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Harness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harness is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness
- Lawndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Mountjoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountjoy
- New Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Hartsburg 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 Hartsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hartsburg and extending to:
- Lincoln, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hartsburg to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hartsburg) 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 Hartsburg 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 Hartsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2507, Longitude: -89.4413 In this case, the coordinates for Hartsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.895 degrees. |
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