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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 Makanda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Makanda 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 Makanda:
- 37.617689, -89.209190
- 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 Makanda
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Makanda is near Union County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Makanda
Curious and Interesting Names Near Makanda ...
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.
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Terrace is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
- Lick Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mountain Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Glen is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Glen
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Reeds Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reeds Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Station
- Texas Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texas Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Junction
- Water Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Makanda 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 village such as Makanda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Makanda and extending to:
- Murphysboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Makanda to Murphysboro, with an average speed<3> 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 151 miles [243 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Makanda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Makanda 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 Makanda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6177, Longitude: -89.2092 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.389 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.422 degrees. |
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