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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Middleton:
38.293104, -88.669779
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 Middleton
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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found 32 communities that are also named Middleton.
Within Illinois, the name Middleton is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 32 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 28 are located in the United States and eight are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Middleton is located in Calhoun County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Middleton.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Middleton [Yavapai County].
Arkansas
Conway County
This Middleton is located in Conway County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Middleton.
California
Napa County
This Middleton is located in Napa County and lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the west of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Middleton.
Colorado
San Juan County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Middleton [San Juan County].
Florida
Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Middleton [Saint Johns County].
Georgia
Elbert County
This Middleton is located in Elbert County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Middleton.
Idaho
Canyon County
This Middleton is located in Canyon County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canyon County community of Middleton.
Kentucky
Simpson County
This Middleton is located in Simpson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Middleton.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Middleton is located in Essex County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Middleton.
Michigan
Gratiot County
This Middleton is located in Gratiot County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gratiot County community of Middleton.
Mississippi
Clarke County
This Middleton is located in Clarke County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the south of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Middleton.
Missouri
Boone County
This Middleton is located in Boone County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Middleton.
New Brunswick
This Middleton lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
New Hampshire
Strafford County
This Middleton is located in Strafford County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Strafford County community of Middleton.
Nova Scotia
This Middleton lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
Ohio
Columbiana County
This Middleton is located in Columbiana County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Middleton.
Jackson 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 Ohio community of Middleton [Jackson County].
Ottawa County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Middleton [Ottawa County].
Oklahoma
Kay County
This Middleton is located in Kay County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kay County community of Middleton.
Ontario
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 Ontario community of Middleton.
Oregon
Washington County
This Middleton is located in Washington County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Middleton.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Middleton is located in Clearfield County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Middleton.
Prince Edward Island
This Middleton lies 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
South Carolina
Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Middleton [Sumter County].
Tennessee
Hardeman County
This Middleton is located in Hardeman County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the south of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Middleton.
Texas
Leon County
This Middleton is located in Leon County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Middleton.
Utah
Washington County
This Middleton is located in Washington County and lies 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km]<1> to the west of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Middleton.
Virginia
Fluvanna 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 Virginia community of Middleton [Fluvanna County].
Henrico County
This Middleton is located in Henrico County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Middleton.
Virginia Beach City
This Middleton is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Middleton.
Wisconsin
Dane County
This Middleton is located in Dane County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the north of the Middleton that is located in Wayne County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Middleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleton ...
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.
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 Middleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleton and extending to:
Fairfield, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middleton to Fairfield, with an average speed<4> 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Middleton, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Middleton 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>
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 Middleton 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 Middleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2931, Longitude: -88.6698 In this case, the coordinates for Middleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.066 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.551 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.016 degrees.