Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loogootee:
  • 38.904768, -88.853668
  • 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 Loogootee

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Loogootee is near Effingham County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Loogootee

Communities Also Named Loogootee ...

We found one communities that are also named Loogootee.

Within Illinois, the name Loogootee is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Loogootee in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • Martin County
    • This Loogootee is located in Martin County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the east of the Loogootee that is located in Fayette County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Loogootee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loogootee ...

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.

• Bluff City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Confidence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Confidence is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
• Farina
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <2>
• Howards Point ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
• Lester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Magnolia Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Corner
• Mason
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mason is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
• Pinhook ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinhook is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Post Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loogootee and extending to:

• Vandalia, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loogootee to Vandalia, with an average speed<3> 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 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'