Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jefferson Corners:
  • 41.605309, -89.980669
  • 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 Jefferson Corners

• 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 Whiteside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
  • Since Jefferson Corners is near Henry County and also Bureau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau 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 Jefferson Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson Corners ...

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.

• Aliceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aliceville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
• Leon Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
• Love
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Love is located in Bureau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
• Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Oliver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Oliver is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Prophetstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prophetstown is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prophetstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prophetstown <1>
• Round Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
• Shady Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Beach is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
• Unionville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Jefferson Corners 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 Jefferson Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jefferson Corners to Morrison, with an average speed<3> 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,910 miles [7,901.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'