Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Long Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Long Point and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Long Point
- 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 Long Point:
- 41.005043, -88.893397
- 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 Long Point
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Long Point is near La Salle County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for La Salle 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
Communities Also Named Long Point ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Long Point.
Within Illinois, the name Long Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Long Point is located in Bay County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Long Point.
- Iowa
- Tama County
- This Long Point is located in Tama County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tama County community of Long Point.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Long Point is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Long Point.
- Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- This Long Point is located in Cheboygan County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Long Point.
- Minnesota
- Lake of the Woods County
- This Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake of the Woods County community of Long Point.
- New Brunswick
- This Long Point lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- New York
- Yates County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Long Point [Yates County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Long Point lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Long Point lies 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- Ontario
- This Long Point lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Long Point [Clarion County].
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Long Point is located in Horry County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Long Point.
- Texas
- Fort Bend County
- This Long Point is located in Fort Bend County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fort Bend County community of Long Point.
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Long Point [Harris County].
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Long Point [Harrison County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Long Point [Washington County].
- Vermont
- Addison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Long Point [Addison County].
- Virginia
- Portsmouth City
- This Long Point is located in Portsmouth City and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Point that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Long Point.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Point ...
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.
- Coalville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Dana is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <5>
- Manville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Munster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- New Michigan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Michigan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
- New Michigan is located in Livingston County
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
- Spires
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Long Point 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 village such as Long Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Point and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Long Point to Pontiac, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0050, Longitude: -88.8934 In this case, the coordinates for Long Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Long Point could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Long Point to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.27 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.161 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.431 degrees. |