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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 Oglesby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oglesby 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 Oglesby:
- 41.296361, -89.062533
- 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 Oglesby
- 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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby
Communities Also Named Oglesby ...
We found four communities that are also named Oglesby.
Within Illinois, the name Oglesby is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Elbert County
- This Oglesby is located in Elbert County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the southeast of the Oglesby that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Oglesby.
- Oklahoma
- Washington County
- This Oglesby is located in Washington County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oglesby that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oglesby.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Oglesby is located in Davidson County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oglesby that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Oglesby.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Oglesby is located in Coryell County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Oglesby that is located in La Salle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Oglesby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oglesby ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Rock is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Standard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
How Far From Oglesby 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 city such as Oglesby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oglesby and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Oglesby to Ottawa, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east (E). 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 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oglesby) 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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2964, Longitude: -89.0625 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.386 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.436 degrees. |
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