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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 Mitchellsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchellsville 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 Mitchellsville:
- 37.650274, -88.537264
- 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 Mitchellsville
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Mitchellsville is near Pope County and also Gallatin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin 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 Mitchellsville
Communities Also Named Mitchellsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Mitchellsville.
Within Illinois, the name Mitchellsville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Mitchellsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Mitchellsville is located in Steuben County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mitchellsville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Mitchellsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchellsville ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Dorrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dorrisville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrisville
- Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Garden Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden Heights is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muddy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saline is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Saline Valley Store ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Valley Store is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Valley Store
How Far From Mitchellsville 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 Mitchellsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchellsville and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mitchellsville to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchellsville) 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 Mitchellsville 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 Mitchellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6503, Longitude: -88.5373 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.959 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.338 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.11 degrees. |
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