Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Herborn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herborn and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Herborn

• 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 Herborn:
  • 39.302540, -88.628946
  • 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 Herborn

• 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Since Herborn is near Effingham County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Herborn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herborn ...

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.

• Gays
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gays is located in Moultrie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <1>
• Green Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Creek is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
• Greenland ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Holliday
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holliday is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Kingman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kingman is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
• Lillyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillyville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
• Moccasin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
• Mode
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mode is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
• Paradise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise is located in Coles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise

How Far From Herborn 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 Herborn to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herborn and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Herborn to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'