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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 Hutton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hutton 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 Hutton:
- 39.412304, -88.083066
- 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 Hutton
- 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 Coles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coles County
- Since Hutton is near Cumberland County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Hutton
Communities Also Named Hutton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Hutton.
Within Illinois, the name Hutton is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Hutton lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hutton that is located in Coles County.
- Indiana
- Vigo County
- This Hutton is located in Vigo County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hutton that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Hutton.
- Kansas
- Rush 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 Kansas community of Hutton [Rush County].
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Hutton is located in Vernon Parish and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hutton that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Hutton.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Hutton is located in Garrett County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hutton that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Hutton.
- Minnesota
- Fillmore County
- This Hutton is located in Fillmore County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hutton that is located in Coles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Hutton.
- Montana
- Custer 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 Montana community of Hutton [Custer County].
- Tennessee
- Marion 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 Tennessee community of Hutton [Marion County].
- West Virginia
- Preston 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 West Virginia community of Hutton [Preston County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hutton ...
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.
- Casey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Embarrass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Embarrass is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Halls Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Ford is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ford
- Janesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maple Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Point
- Oilfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Timothy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Hutton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hutton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hutton and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Coles County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hutton to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hutton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hutton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hutton 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 Hutton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4123, Longitude: -88.0831 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.303 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.463 degrees. |
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