Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lancaster, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lancaster and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lancaster
- 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 Lancaster:
- 40.580316, -89.837332
- 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 Lancaster
- 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 Peoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- Since Lancaster is near Fulton County and also Tazewell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell 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 Lancaster ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Lancaster.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Lancaster.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Lake County
- Wabash County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Lake 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 Florida community of Lancaster [Lake County].
- Suwannee County
- This Lancaster is located in Suwannee County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suwannee County community of Lancaster.
- Georgia
- Marion County
- 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 Georgia community of Lancaster [Marion County].
- Wayne 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 Georgia community of Lancaster [Wayne County].
- Indiana
- Clay 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 Indiana community of Lancaster [Clay County].
- Huntington County
- This Lancaster is located in Huntington County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Lancaster.
- Jefferson County
- This Lancaster is located in Jefferson County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km] to the east southeast of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lancaster.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Atchison County
- This Lancaster is located in Atchison County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<2> to the west of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atchison County community of Lancaster.
- Miami 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 Kansas community of Lancaster [Miami County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Clark County
- Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lancaster.
- Schuyler County
- This Lancaster is located in Schuyler County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the west of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Lancaster.
- New Brunswick
- This Lancaster lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- New Hampshire
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Lancaster lies 1,871 miles [3,011.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Lancaster lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Lancaster is located in Lane County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lancaster that is located in Peoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Lancaster.
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Lancaster [Malheur County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lancaster ...
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.
- Breeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Edwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Kickapoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Orchard Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mines
- Orchard Mines is located in Peoria County
- Village Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Fulton County
How Far From Lancaster 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 Lancaster to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lancaster and extending to:
- Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lancaster to Peoria, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,066 miles [11,371.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lancaster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lancaster 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lancaster) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lancaster. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5803, Longitude: -89.8373 In this case, the coordinates for Lancaster 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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Lancaster 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 315.892 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.814 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.004 degrees. |