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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 Kingdom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kingdom 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 Kingdom:
- 41.893642, -89.393714
- 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 Kingdom
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Kingdom is near Ogle County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Kingdom
Communities Also Named Kingdom ...
We found two communities that are also named Kingdom.
Within Illinois, the name Kingdom is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Kingdom is located in Herkimer County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the east of the Kingdom that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Kingdom.
- Onondaga County
- This Kingdom is located in Onondaga County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east of the Kingdom that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Kingdom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kingdom ...
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.
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Grand Detour
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Honey Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lee Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lost Nation
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Woodland Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Shores
How Far From Kingdom 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 Kingdom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kingdom and extending to:
- Dixon, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Kingdom 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,245 miles [10,050.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kingdom) 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 Kingdom 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 Kingdom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8936, Longitude: -89.3937 In this case, the coordinates for Kingdom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.439 degrees. |
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