Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Norris, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Norris and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Norris
- 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 Norris:
- 40.625762, -90.032116
- 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 Norris
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Norris is near Peoria County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Peoria County
- eBird sighting report for Knox 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Norris ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Norris.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Norris.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Norris [Miami County].
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Norris [Wood County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- This Norris is located in Anderson County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Norris that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Norris.
- Johnson County
- This Norris is located in Johnson County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the east southeast of the Norris that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Norris.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Norris ...
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.
- Breeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Breeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Breeds
- From Norris to Breeds
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cuba
- From Norris to Cuba
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Peoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Edwards
- From Norris to Edwards
- Elba Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba Center
- Elba Center is located in Knox County
- Goofy Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goofy Ridge
- From Norris to Goofy Ridge
- Little America
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little America have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little America
- Little America is located in Fulton County
- Liverpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <6>
- London Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
- London Mills is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <6>
- Maples Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Mill
- Maples Mill is located in Fulton County
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Village Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Square
- Village Square is located in Fulton County
How Far From Norris 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 Norris to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Norris and extending to:
- Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Norris to Lewistown, with an average speed<7> 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 61 miles [98.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,331 miles [10,188.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Norris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Norris 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Norris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6258, Longitude: -90.0321 |
| <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 Norris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Norris to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.022 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.97 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.088 degrees. |