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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 Island View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island View 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 Island View:
- 39.210604, -89.615369
- 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 Island View
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Island View is near Macoupin County and also Bond 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 Bond 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 Island View
Communities Also Named Island View ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Island View.
Within Illinois, the name Island View is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- This Island View is located in Glynn County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glynn County community of Island View.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Island View is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Island View.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Island View is located in Delta County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Island View.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Island View is located in Koochiching County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Island View.
- New Brunswick
- This Island View lies 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Island View lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- Ohio
- Logan County
- This Island View is located in Logan County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Island View.
- Wood County
- This Island View is located in Wood County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the east northeast of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Island View.
- Saskatchewan
- This Island View lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Island View is located in Davis County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Island View.
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Island View is located in Benton County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Island View that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Island View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island View ...
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.
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Stagecoach Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stagecoach Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Junction
- Standard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sunrise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
How Far From Island View 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 Island View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island View and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Island View to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 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 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Island View) 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> | 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 Island View 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 Island View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2106, Longitude: -89.6154 In this case, the coordinates for Island View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.71 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.236 degrees. |
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