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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 North Utica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Utica 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 North Utica:
- 41.342278, -89.014207
- 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 Utica
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since North Utica is near Bureau County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Utica
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Utica ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Farm Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farm Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge
- Hicks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ladd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reed Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville
- Tomahawk Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
- Triumph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From North Utica 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 North Utica 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 Utica and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Utica to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- North Utica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 North Utica 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 North Utica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3423, Longitude: -89.0142 In this case, the coordinates for North Utica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.354 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.40 degrees. |
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