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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 Johnston City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnston City 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 Johnston City:
- 37.820958, -88.927749
- 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 Johnston City
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Johnston City is near Franklin County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Johnston City
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnston City ...
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.
- Chittyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chittyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittyville
- Dog Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dog Walk is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Eden Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Park is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Energy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Jenkins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lake Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Plumfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shakerag
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shakerag is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakerag
- Spillertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Johnston City 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 city such as Johnston City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Johnston City and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Johnston City to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 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 '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- Johnston City) 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 Johnston City 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 Johnston City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8210, Longitude: -88.9277 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.216 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.247 degrees. |
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