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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 Himrod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Himrod 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 Himrod:
- 40.034204, -87.600576
- 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 Himrod
- 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 Vermilion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Himrod is near Vermillion County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Himrod
Communities Also Named Himrod ...
We found one communities that are also named Himrod.
Within Illinois, the name Himrod is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Himrod in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Yates County
- This Himrod is located in Yates County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Himrod that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yates County community of Himrod.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Himrod ...
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.
- Belgium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Flat Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Iron is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Hartshorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Hillery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Kellyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Meeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Perrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Himrod 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 Himrod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Himrod and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Himrod to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Himrod) 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 Himrod 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 Himrod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0342, Longitude: -87.6006 In this case, the coordinates for Himrod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.07 degrees. |
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