Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Karbers Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Karbers Ridge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Karbers Ridge
- 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 Karbers Ridge:
- 37.579771, -88.333372
- 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 Karbers Ridge
- 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Since Karbers Ridge is near Saline County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Karbers Ridge ...
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.
- Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <2>
- Gross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Hicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Horseshoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Humm Wye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Leisure City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Peters Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Saline Rocks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Rocks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Rocks Ferry
- Saline Rocks Ferry is located in Gallatin County
- Saline Tip Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Tip Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Tip Ferry
- Saline Tip Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Sparks Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
How Far From Karbers Ridge 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 community such as Karbers Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Karbers Ridge and extending to:
- Elizabethtown, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Karbers Ridge to Elizabethtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Karbers Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Karbers Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Karbers Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5798, Longitude: -88.3334 In this case, the coordinates for Karbers Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Karbers Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.175 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.034 degrees. |