Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kane and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kane
- 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 Kane:
- 39.190489, -90.351180
- 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 Kane
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Kane is near Jersey County and also Macoupin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jersey County
- eBird sighting report for Macoupin 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 Kane ...
We found seven communities that share the name Kane.
Within Illinois, the name Kane is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Campbell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kane [Campbell County].
- Taylor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kane [Taylor County].
- Manitoba
- This Kane lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Kane that is located in Greene County.
- Michigan
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Wyoming
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kane ...
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.
- Belltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Democrat Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Democrat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Spring
- Democrat Spring is located in Jersey County
- Fidelity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fidelity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Fidelity is located in Jersey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fidelity <6>
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <6>
- Hurricane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Nutwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Otterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Rockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <6>
- Summerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody is located in Greene County
How Far From Kane 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 village such as Kane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kane and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Kane to Springfield, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 713 miles [1,147.5 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 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Kane 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. |
| <2> | 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- Kane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1905, Longitude: -90.3512 In this case, the coordinates for Kane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kane, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Kane to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.194 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.971 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.591 degrees. |