Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wind:
  • 39.926994, -89.671215
  • 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 Wind

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

Communities Also Named North Wind ...

We found one communities that are also named North Wind.

Within Illinois, the name North Wind is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named North Wind in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • This North Wind is located in Baltimore County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the east of the North Wind that is located in Sangamon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of North Wind.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Wind ...

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.

• Archer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Archer is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Clear Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
• Fancy Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
• Grandview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
• Peabody
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peabody is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Riddle Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
• Salisbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
• Shale Bluff
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shale Bluff is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale Bluff
• Sweet Water
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Water is located in Menard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water

How Far From North Wind to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Wind to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Wind and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from North Wind to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'