Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maxwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxwell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maxwell
- 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 Maxwell:
- 39.646011, -89.927221
- 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 Maxwell
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Maxwell is near Morgan County and also Macoupin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Macoupin 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 Maxwell ...
We found 32 communities that share the name Maxwell.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Maxwell.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Maxwell is located in Fannin County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Maxwell.
- Jasper County
- This Maxwell is located in Jasper County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km] to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Maxwell.
- Indiana
- Hancock County
- This Maxwell is located in Hancock County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Maxwell.
- Morgan County
- This Maxwell is located in Morgan County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Maxwell.
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Maxwell lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Maxwell [Columbus County].
- Henderson 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 North Carolina community of Maxwell [Henderson County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Maxwell lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Maxwell [Linn County].
- Umatilla 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 Oregon community of Maxwell [Umatilla County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Maxwell is located in Fayette County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Maxwell.
- Luzerne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Maxwell [Luzerne County].
- Tennessee
- Franklin County
- This Maxwell is located in Franklin County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Maxwell.
- Knox County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Maxwell [Knox County].
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Maxwell is located in Caldwell County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Maxwell that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Maxwell.
- Collin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Maxwell [Collin County].
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxwell ...
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.
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
- Irwins Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Park
- Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
- Island Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Knapp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Lemmon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Tower Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights
- Tower Heights is located in Sangamon County
- Yeomans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Maxwell 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 community such as Maxwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Maxwell once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxwell and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Maxwell to Springfield, 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maxwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6460, Longitude: -89.9272 In this case, the coordinates for Maxwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Maxwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Maxwell 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. |
| <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 Maxwell 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 315.929 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.728 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.279 degrees. |