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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 Ipava, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ipava 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 Ipava:
- 40.352569, -90.323388
- 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 Ipava
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Ipava is near McDonough County and also Schuyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDonough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler 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 Ipava
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ipava ...
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.
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesburg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marbletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Otto ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Poverty Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Ridge
- Shoo Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
- Table Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Ipava 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 village such as Ipava to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ipava and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ipava to Lewistown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ipava) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Ipava 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 Ipava. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3526, Longitude: -90.3234 In this case, the coordinates for Ipava have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.299 degrees. |
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