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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 Lyndon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lyndon 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 Lyndon:
- 41.717613, -89.922842
- 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 Lyndon
- 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 Whiteside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
- Since Lyndon is near Bureau County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Lyndon
Communities Also Named Lyndon ...
We found eight communities that are also named Lyndon.
Within Illinois, the name Lyndon is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Osage County
- This Lyndon is located in Osage County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Lyndon.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Lyndon is located in Jefferson County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lyndon.
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of Lyndon [Aroostook County].
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Lyndon is located in Onondaga County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Lyndon.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Lyndon is located in Ross County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Lyndon.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Lyndon is located in Lancaster County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Lyndon.
- Vermont
- Caledonia County
- This Lyndon is located in Caledonia County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lyndon that is located in Whiteside County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caledonia County community of Lyndon.
- Wisconsin
- Juneau 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 Wisconsin community of Lyndon [Juneau County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lyndon ...
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.
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Prophetstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
How Far From Lyndon 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 Lyndon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lyndon and extending to:
- Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Lyndon to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,273 miles [10,095.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyndon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lyndon 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lyndon 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 Lyndon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7176, Longitude: -89.9228 In this case, the coordinates for Lyndon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.966 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.056 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.752 degrees. |
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