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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 Langham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Langham 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 Langham:
    • 41.296700, -88.534514
    • 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 Langham
  • 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 Langham ...

We found one communities that share the name Langham.

Within Illinois, the name Langham is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Langham in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Langham lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the northwest of the Langham that is located in Grundy County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Langham ...

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.

  • Claypool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Claypool is located in Grundy County
  • Fields of Saratoga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
    • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
  • Gaslight Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Heatherfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
    • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
  • Kinsman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pebble Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
    • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
  • Stockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
    • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
  • Willow Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
    • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County

How Far From Langham 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 Langham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Langham and extending to:

  • Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Langham to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Langham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Langham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Langham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2967, Longitude: -88.5345       In this case, the coordinates for Langham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Langham 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 315.034 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.932 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.176 degrees.




 

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