Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nipper Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nipper Corner and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nipper Corner

• 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 Nipper Corner:
  • 38.038658, -88.470327
  • 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 Nipper Corner

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Nipper Corner is near White County and also Saline County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline 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 Nipper Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nipper Corner ...

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.

• Dale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
• Diamond City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Flint
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flint is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Francis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Francis is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Hoodville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Middlepoint
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlepoint is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlepoint
• Rural Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rural Hill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
• Springer Station
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
• Stokes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stokes is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Texas City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Texas City is located in Saline County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
• Tuckers Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corners
• University
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • University is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University

How Far From Nipper Corner 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 community such as Nipper Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Nipper Corner and extending to:

• McLeansboro, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Nipper Corner 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 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 6,400 miles [10,299.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'