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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 Hindsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hindsboro 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 Hindsboro:
- 39.684452, -88.133603
- 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 Hindsboro
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Hindsboro is near Coles County and also Edgar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar 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 Hindsboro
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hindsboro ...
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.
- Bourbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catfish is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Embarrass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Embarrass is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Ficklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hughes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Longview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadowview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Hindsboro 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 Hindsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hindsboro and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hindsboro to Tuscola, 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hindsboro) 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 Hindsboro 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 Hindsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6845, Longitude: -88.1336 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.416 degrees. |
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