Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Irwins Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irwins Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Irwins Park

• 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 Irwins Park:
  • 39.626164, -89.726210
  • 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 Irwins Park

• 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
  • Since Irwins Park is near Macoupin County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macoupin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Irwins Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irwins Park ...

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.

• Archer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Archer is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Cody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cody is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Cotton Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Glenarm
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glenarm is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenarm <1>
• Jerome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
• Jess
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jess is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
• Knapp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knapp is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
• Lemmon ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
• Maxwell ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mildred
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mildred is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• New City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • New City is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• Riddle Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
• Tower Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
• Woodside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Irwins Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irwins Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Irwins Park and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Irwins Park to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'