Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hubbard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hubbard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hubbard
- 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 Hubbard:
- 38.328659, -88.360046
- 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 Hubbard
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Hubbard is near White County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Hubbard ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Hubbard.
Within Illinois, the name Hubbard is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Hubbard is located in Hinds County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hubbard that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Hubbard.
- Newton County
- This Hubbard is located in Newton County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the south of the Hubbard that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Hubbard.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Saskatchewan
- This Hubbard lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hubbard that is located in Wayne County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Hubbard is located in Bowie County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hubbard that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Hubbard.
- Hill County
- This Hubbard is located in Hill County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the southwest of the Hubbard that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Hubbard.
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hubbard [Columbia County].
- Sawyer 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 Wisconsin community of Hubbard [Sawyer County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbard ...
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.
- Burnt Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Prairie
- Burnt Prairie is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Prairie <5>
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in White County
- Crisp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Golden Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <5>
- Mayberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Round Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Round Prairie is located in Wayne County
- Springer Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
- Springer Station is located in White County
- Toms Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Prairie
- Toms Prairie is located in Wayne County
How Far From Hubbard 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 Hubbard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hubbard and extending to:
- Fairfield, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Hubbard to Springfield, with an average speed<6>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 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hubbard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hubbard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hubbard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3287, Longitude: -88.3600 In this case, the coordinates for Hubbard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hubbard 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. |
| <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 Hubbard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hubbard 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 314.868 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.327 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.865 degrees. |