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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 Herod:
37.580327, -88.436155
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We found one communities that are also named Herod.
Within Illinois, the name Herod is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Herod in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Georgia
Terrell County
This Herod is located in Terrell County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Herod that is located in Pope County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Herod.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herod ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Herod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Herod and extending to:
Golconda, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Herod to Golconda, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herod) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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.
<3>
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 Herod 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 Herod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5803, Longitude: -88.4362 In this case, the coordinates for Herod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.891 degrees.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.251 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.08 degrees.