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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 Loda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loda 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 Loda:
- 40.516187, -88.075880
- 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 Loda
- 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 Iroquois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- Since Loda is near Ford County and also Vermilion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 Loda
Communities Also Named Loda ...
We found one communities that are also named Loda.
Within Illinois, the name Loda is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Loda in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Randolph County
- This Loda is located in Randolph County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Loda that is located in Iroquois County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Loda.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Loda ...
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.
- Blue Grass ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Clarence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fountain Creek is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Creek
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Goodwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hustle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hustle is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustle
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piper City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pitchin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pitchin is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
How Far From Loda 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 village such as Loda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loda and extending to:
- Watseka, which is the Seat of Iroquois County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Loda to Watseka, 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 most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Loda) 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 Loda 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 Loda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5162, Longitude: -88.0759 In this case, the coordinates for Loda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees. |
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