Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Inman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Inman and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Inman
- 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 Inman:
- 37.841891, -88.173714
- 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 Inman
- 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Since Inman is near White County and also Posey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Posey 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 Inman ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Inman.
Within Illinois, the name Inman is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kansas
- McPherson County
- This Inman is located in McPherson County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the west of the Inman that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Inman.
- Ness 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 Kansas community of Inman [Ness County].
- Stafford 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 Kansas community of Inman [Stafford County].
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Brunswick
- This Inman lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Inman that is located in Gallatin County.
- New York
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cocke 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 Inman [Cocke County].
- Marion County
- This Inman is located in Marion County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Inman that is located in Gallatin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Inman.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Inman ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Emma is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <5>
- Herald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Herald is located in White County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <5>
- Iron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Junction is located in Gallatin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction <5>
- Middlepoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlepoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
- Middlepoint is located in White County
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Inman 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 Inman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inman and extending to:
- Shawneetown, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Inman to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 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 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Inman 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 '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- Inman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8419, Longitude: -88.1737 In this case, the coordinates for Inman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Inman, 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 Inman 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 314.733 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.105 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.899 degrees. |