Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loami:
  • 39.675499, -89.846863
  • 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 Loami

• 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
  • Since Loami is near Morgan County and also Macoupin 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 Macoupin 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 Loami

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loami ...

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.

• Archer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
• Cody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cody is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Irwins Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Park
• Island Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
• Jerome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
• Knapp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knapp is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
• Lemmon ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lemmon is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
• Maxwell ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maxwell
  • From Loami to Maxwell
• Riddle Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
• Woodside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodside
  • From Loami to Woodside
• Yeomans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Yeomans is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Loami and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loami to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'