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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 Mildred, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mildred 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 Mildred:
    • 39.762551, -89.634265
    • 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 Mildred
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
    • Since Mildred is near Christian County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Menard 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 Mildred

Communities Also Named Mildred ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Mildred.

Within Illinois, the name Mildred is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Okeechobee County
      • This Mildred is located in Okeechobee County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okeechobee County community of Mildred.
    • Kansas
      • Allen County
      • This Mildred is located in Allen County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Mildred.
    • Kentucky
      • Jackson County
      • This Mildred is located in Jackson County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mildred.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Mildred is located in Cass County and lies 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Mildred.
    • Mississippi
      • Marion County
      • This Mildred is located in Marion County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the south of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mildred.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Mildred is located in Taney County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Mildred.
    • Montana
      • Prairie County
      • This Mildred is located in Prairie County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Mildred.
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Mildred is located in Edgecombe County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Mildred.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Sullivan County
      • This Mildred is located in Sullivan County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Mildred.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Mildred lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
    • Texas
      • Navarro County
      • This Mildred is located in Navarro County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Mildred that is located in Sangamon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Mildred.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mildred ...

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.

  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Archer is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Clear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Cody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cody is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cotton Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Jerome
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jess
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jess is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
  • Shale Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
  • Woodside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodside is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mildred and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Mildred to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 39 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Mildred) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mildred 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 Mildred. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7626, Longitude: -89.6343       In this case, the coordinates for Mildred have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.738 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.526 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.11 degrees.