Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lone Tree Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Tree Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lone Tree Corners
- 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 Lone Tree Corners:
- 41.184759, -89.485648
- 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 Lone Tree Corners
- 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 Bureau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Since Lone Tree Corners is near Putnam County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Marshall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Tree Corners ...
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.
- Bureau Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <1>
- Coal Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hollow
- Coal Hollow is located in Bureau County
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Indian Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Mark is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mark <1>
- Morse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Bureau County
- Sparland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparland
- Sparland is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparland <1>
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
How Far From Lone Tree Corners 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 Lone Tree Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lone Tree Corners and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Bureau County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lone Tree Corners to Princeton, with an average speed<4> 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 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). 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 676 miles [1,087.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Tree Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lone Tree Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Tree Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1848, Longitude: -89.4856 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Tree Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lone Tree Corners 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 315.667 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.64 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.675 degrees. |