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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 Mindale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mindale 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 Mindale:
- 40.141713, -90.842910
- 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 Mindale
- 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 Schuyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Since Mindale is near Brown County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Mindale
Communities Also Named Mindale ...
We found one communities that are also named Mindale.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Mindale.
Beyond Illinois.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Tazewell County
- This Mindale is located in Tazewell County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mindale that is located in Schuyler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Mindale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mindale ...
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.
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erwin is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Golden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Mindale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mindale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mindale and extending to:
- Rushville, which is the Seat of Schuyler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mindale to Rushville, 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mindale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mindale 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 Mindale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1417, Longitude: -90.8429 In this case, the coordinates for Mindale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.552 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.511 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.603 degrees. |
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