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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 Normandy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normandy 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 Normandy:
- 41.561978, -89.649267
- 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 Normandy
- 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 Bureau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Since Normandy is near Whiteside County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Normandy
Communities Also Named Normandy ...
We found seven communities that are also named Normandy.
Within Illinois, the name Normandy is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Normandy is located in Clayton County and lies 617 miles [993 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Normandy.
- Kentucky
- Spencer County
- This Normandy is located in Spencer County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Normandy.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This Normandy is located in Saint Louis County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the south of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Normandy.
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County
- This Normandy is located in Philadelphia County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Normandy.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Normandy is located in Bedford County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Normandy.
- Texas
- Maverick County
- This Normandy is located in Maverick County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maverick County community of Normandy.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Normandy is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the west of the Normandy that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Normandy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Normandy ...
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.
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aliceville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
- Deer Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Leon Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leon Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Corners
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Love
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Love is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love
- Maytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Normandy 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 community such as Normandy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normandy and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Bureau County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Normandy to Princeton, 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south (S). 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 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 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 from Point A (ie- Normandy) 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 Normandy 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 Normandy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5620, Longitude: -89.6493 In this case, the coordinates for Normandy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.78 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.656 degrees. |
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