Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hope
- 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 Hope:
- 40.205591, -87.904198
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hope
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion County
- Since Hope is near Champaign County and also Ford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- eBird sighting report for Ford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hope ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Hope.
Within Illinois, the name Hope is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 44 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hope lies 2,918 miles [4,696.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Hope lies 1,743 miles [2,805.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Hope is located in Bonner County and lies 1,500 miles [2,414 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Hope.
- Kootenai County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Hope [Kootenai County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Hope is located in Iberia Parish and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Hope.
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- This Hope is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Hope.
- Saint Martin Parish
- This Hope is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km] to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Hope.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hope [Eaton County].
- Midland County
- This Hope is located in Midland County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Hope.
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Hope [Blue Earth County].
- Steele County
- This Hope is located in Steele County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Hope.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Osage County
- This Hope is located in Osage County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Hope.
- Pike County
- This Hope is located in Pike County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km] to the west southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hope.
- Nebraska
- Hayes County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hayes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hayes County community of Hope.
- Madison County
- This community is historic and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hope.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This Hope is located in Eddy County and lies 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Hope.
- Union County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Hope.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Vinton County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hope [Vinton County].
- Washington County
- This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hope.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hope [Greene County].
- Northampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hope [Northampton County].
- Quebec
- This Hope lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Cooke County
- Although located in Cooke County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Hope.
- Lavaca County
- This Hope is located in Lavaca County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hope that is located in Vermilion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Hope.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hope ...
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.
- Brothers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Dailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Flatville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Gerald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
- Glover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Gray Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jamesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Royal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
How Far From Hope 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 Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hope and extending to:
- Danville, which is the Seat of Vermilion County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hope to Danville, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2056, Longitude: -87.9042 In this case, the coordinates for Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hope could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hope to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.61 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.294 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.168 degrees. |