Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Magnolia Corner:
  • 39.094488, -88.852561
  • 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 Magnolia Corner

• 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 Magnolia Corner is near Effingham County and also Shelby 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 Shelby 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 Magnolia Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Corner ...

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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Confidence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Confidence is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
• Funkhouser
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
• Greenland ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Holland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Holliday
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holliday is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
• Howards Point ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
• Loogootee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <1>
• Moccasin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
• Mode
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mode is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
• Post Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Twin Churches
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Twin Churches is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Churches

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Magnolia Corner and extending to:

• Vandalia, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Corner 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 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 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'