Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Little Indian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little Indian and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little Indian

• 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 Little Indian:
  • 39.887548, -90.201231
  • 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 Little Indian

• 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 Cass County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Since Little Indian is near Morgan County and also Sangamon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon 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 Little Indian

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little Indian ...

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.

• Arnold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Chandlerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <1>
• Clear Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Gurney ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Jordanville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Joy Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
• Jules
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jules is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
• Portuguese Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
• Savage ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Savage is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
• Virginia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <1>

How Far From Little Indian to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Little Indian to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Little Indian and extending to:

• Virginia, which is the Seat of Cass County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Little Indian to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 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 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'