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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 Joslin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joslin 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 Joslin:
- 41.557063, -90.220275
- 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 Joslin
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Joslin is near Henry County and also Scott 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 Scott 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 Joslin
Communities Also Named Joslin ...
We found one communities that are also named Joslin.
Within Illinois, the name Joslin is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Joslin in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Cheshire County
- This Joslin is located in Cheshire County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east of the Joslin that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Joslin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joslin ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Great Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shady Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
How Far From Joslin 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 Joslin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joslin and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Joslin to Rock Island, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east (E). 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 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joslin) 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 Joslin 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 Joslin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5571, Longitude: -90.2203 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.261 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.943 degrees. |
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