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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 Kincaid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kincaid 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 Kincaid:
- 39.586642, -89.415110
- 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 Kincaid
- 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 Kincaid ...
We found ten communities that share the name Kincaid.
Within Illinois, the name Kincaid is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Kincaid is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,612 miles [2,594.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Kincaid.
- Georgia
- Chattooga 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 Georgia community of Kincaid [Chattooga County].
- Kansas
- Anderson County
- This Kincaid is located in Anderson County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Kincaid.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Kincaid [Rapides Parish].
- Mississippi
- Grenada County
- This Kincaid is located in Grenada County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the south of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Kincaid.
- North Dakota
- Burke County
- This Kincaid is located in Burke County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Kincaid.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kincaid lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- Tennessee
- Monroe County
- This Kincaid is located in Monroe County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Kincaid.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Kincaid is located in Alleghany County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Kincaid.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Kincaid is located in Fayette County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kincaid that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Kincaid.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kincaid ...
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.
- Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Blueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
- Blueville is located in Christian County
- Bolivia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Sangamon County
- Cotton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Edinburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
- Glenarm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- New City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Sandersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
How Far From Kincaid 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 village such as Kincaid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kincaid and extending to:
- Taylorville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Kincaid to Springfield, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kincaid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. 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' (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- Kincaid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kincaid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5866, Longitude: -89.4151 In this case, the coordinates for Kincaid 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Kincaid 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 Kincaid, 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 Kincaid 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 315.589 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.33 degrees. |
<10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.049 degrees. |
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