Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North Peoria:
  • 40.717537, -89.584264
  • 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 North Peoria

• 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 Peoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria County
  • Since North Peoria is near Tazewell County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 North Peoria

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Peoria ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Farmdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
• Harvard Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
• Highway Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
• Kickapoo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kickapoo is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
• Long Shore Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Shore Park is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shore Park
• Maxwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mossville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mossville is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <1>
• Orange Prairie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <1>
• Pioneer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
• Pottstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
• Sunnyland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <1>

How Far From North Peoria 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 North Peoria to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from North Peoria to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'