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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 Nutwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nutwood 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 Nutwood:
- 39.085003, -90.555803
- 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 Nutwood
- 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 Jersey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jersey County
- Since Nutwood is near Greene County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Nutwood
Communities Also Named Nutwood ...
We found three communities that are also named Nutwood.
Within Illinois, the name Nutwood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Nutwood is located in Orange County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the west of the Nutwood that is located in Jersey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Nutwood.
- Indiana
- Saint Joseph County
- This Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nutwood that is located in Jersey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Nutwood.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- This Nutwood is located in Trumbull County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Nutwood that is located in Jersey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Nutwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nutwood ...
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.
- Apex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Birch Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birch Island is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Island
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Deer Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Democrat Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Democrat Spring is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Spring
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- King is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Kings Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Lake is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Lake
- Marshall Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall Landing is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Landing
- Michael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oasis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oasis is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Otterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Rosedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Star City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
How Far From Nutwood 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 Nutwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nutwood and extending to:
- Jerseyville, which is the Seat of Jersey County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Nutwood to Jerseyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 725 miles [1,166.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nutwood) 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 Nutwood 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 Nutwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0850, Longitude: -90.5558 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.108 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.713 degrees. |
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