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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 Mount Auburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Auburn and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Auburn:
    • 39.764842, -89.261181
    • 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 Mount Auburn
  • 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 Mount Auburn ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Mount Auburn.

Within Illinois, the name Mount Auburn is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Indiana
      • Franklin County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Franklin County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Auburn.
      • Shelby County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Mount Auburn.
      • Wayne County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County and lies 215 miles [346 km] to the east of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mount Auburn.
    • Iowa
      • Benton County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Benton County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Mount Auburn.
    • Kansas
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Auburn [Johnson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pendleton County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Pendleton County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Mount Auburn.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Middlesex County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Mount Auburn.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Mount Auburn lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Athens County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Mount Auburn.
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Auburn [Butler County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This Mount Auburn is located in Hamilton County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east of the Mount Auburn that is located in Christian County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Mount Auburn.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Auburn ...

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.

  • Berry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Berry is located in Sangamon County
  • Blue Mound
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
    • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <5>
  • Blueville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
    • Blueville is located in Christian County
  • Bolivia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
    • Bolivia is located in Christian County
  • Boody
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
  • Grove City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
    • Grove City is located in Christian County
  • Harristown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Harristown is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <5>
  • Lanesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
  • Mechanicsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Christian County

How Far From Mount Auburn 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 village such as Mount Auburn to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Taylorville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Auburn to Taylorville, 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 four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Auburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Auburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Auburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7648, Longitude: -89.2612    
<2>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 Mount Auburn 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.
<3>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 Mount Auburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mount Auburn 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 315.493 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.244 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees.




 

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