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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 Nason, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nason 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 Nason:
- 38.175964, -88.966195
- 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 Nason
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Nason is near Franklin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Nason
Communities Also Named Nason ...
We found one communities that are also named Nason.
Within Illinois, the name Nason is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Nason in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Grenada County
- This Nason is located in Grenada County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the south of the Nason that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grenada County community of Nason.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nason ...
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.
- Bonnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dareville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Diana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diana is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Drivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drivers is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers
- Harris Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Roaches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Nason to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Nason to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nason and extending to:
- Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nason to Mount Vernon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nason) 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 Nason 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 Nason. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1760, Longitude: -88.9662 In this case, the coordinates for Nason have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.254 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.181 degrees. |
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