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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 Illiana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Illiana 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 Illiana:
- 39.803647, -87.533353
- 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 Illiana
- 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 Illiana 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 Illiana
Communities Also Named Illiana ...
We found one communities that are also named Illiana.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Illiana.
Beyond Illinois.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Vermilion County
- This Illiana is located in Vermilion County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north of the Illiana that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Illiana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Illiana ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Clays Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Dana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Early Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Early Station is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Station
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montezuma Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montezuma Station is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma Station
- Quaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quaker is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker
- Randall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Raven
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Woodyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
How Far From Illiana 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 Illiana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Illiana once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Illiana and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Edgar County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Illiana to Paris, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Illiana) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Illiana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Illiana 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 Illiana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8036, Longitude: -87.5334 In this case, the coordinates for Illiana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.364 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.956 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.10 degrees. |
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