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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 Horace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horace 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 Horace:
- 39.720313, -87.706692
- 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 Horace
- 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 Edgar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Since Horace is near Vermillion County and also Vermilion 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 Vermilion 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 Horace
Communities Also Named Horace ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Horace.
Within Illinois, the name Horace is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Horace [Pulaski County].
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Horace is located in Decatur County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Horace that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Horace.
- Iowa
- Audubon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Horace [Audubon County].
- Kansas
- Greeley County
- This Horace is located in Greeley County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<2> to the west of the Horace that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greeley County community of Horace.
- Nebraska
- Greeley County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Horace [Greeley County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Horace is located in Henderson County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Horace that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Horace.
- North Dakota
- Cass County
- This Horace is located in Cass County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Horace that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Horace.
- Ohio
- Wayne County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Horace [Wayne County].
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Horace [Lincoln County].
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Horace [Sullivan County].
- Texas
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Horace [Upshur County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horace ...
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.
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bono is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Cherry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point
- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Edgar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgar is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mabel is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Mays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Randall is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Raven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Woodyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Horace to ...
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 Horace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horace and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Edgar County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Horace to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,901 miles [7,887.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Horace 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. |
| <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- Horace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Horace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Horace 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 Horace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7203, Longitude: -87.7067 In this case, the coordinates for Horace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.072 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.205 degrees. |
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