|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hawthorne Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawthorne Place 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 Hawthorne Place:
- 39.780588, -89.656004
- 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 Hawthorne Place
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Hawthorne Place is near Menard County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hawthorne Place
Communities Also Named Hawthorne Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Hawthorne Place.
Within Illinois, the name Hawthorne Place is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Hawthorne Place.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Hawthorne Place is located in Harris County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hawthorne Place that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hawthorne Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne Place ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jerome
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jess
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jess is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
- Mildred
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mildred is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Riddle Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Shale Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Hawthorne Place 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 community such as Hawthorne Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawthorne Place and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the northeast (NE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hawthorne Place to White House, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hawthorne Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Hawthorne Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hawthorne Place 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 Hawthorne Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7806, Longitude: -89.6560 In this case, the coordinates for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.116 degrees. |
|
|