Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jimtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jimtown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jimtown
- 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 Jimtown:
- 39.901699, -88.363665
- 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 Jimtown
- 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Since Jimtown is near Douglas County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Jimtown ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Jimtown.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Jimtown.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Delaware
- Indiana
- Elkhart County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jimtown [Elkhart County].
- Gibson County
- This Jimtown is located in Gibson County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Jimtown.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Jimtown is located in Fayette County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jimtown.
- Washington County
- This Jimtown is located in Washington County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jimtown.
- Wayne County
- This Jimtown is located in Wayne County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Jimtown.
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- Although located in Andrew County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Jimtown.
- Livingston County
- Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Jimtown.
- Montana
- Nova Scotia
- This Jimtown lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- This Jimtown is located in Columbiana County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Jimtown.
- Miami 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 Ohio community of Jimtown [Miami County].
- Vinton County
- This Jimtown is located in Vinton County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the east of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Jimtown.
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Cannon 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 Jimtown [Cannon County].
- Cocke County
- This Jimtown is located in Cocke County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Jimtown.
- Davidson County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jimtown [Davidson County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This Jimtown is located in Harrison County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the east of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Jimtown.
- Morgan County
- This Jimtown is located in Morgan County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the east of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jimtown.
- Randolph County
- This Jimtown is located in Randolph County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the east of the Jimtown that is located in Champaign County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Jimtown.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jimtown ...
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.
- Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Arthur is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <5>
- Block
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
- Bondville is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <5>
- Bourbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Burrowsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Chicken Bristle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Ficklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hillcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hugo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Longview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
- Mackville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
How Far From Jimtown 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 Jimtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jimtown and extending to:
- Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jimtown to Urbana, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 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 6,305 miles [10,146.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jimtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jimtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jimtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9017, Longitude: -88.3637 In this case, the coordinates for Jimtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Jimtown 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. |
| <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 Jimtown, 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 Jimtown 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 314.907 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.591 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.468 degrees. |