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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 Old Salem Chautauqua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Salem Chautauqua 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 Old Salem Chautauqua:
- 39.992271, -89.835387
- 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 Old Salem Chautauqua
- 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 Menard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Since Old Salem Chautauqua is near Sangamon County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Old Salem Chautauqua
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Salem Chautauqua ...
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.
- Bobtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobtown is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Top is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lewisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Pleasant Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
How Far From Old Salem Chautauqua 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 Old Salem Chautauqua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old Salem Chautauqua and extending to:
- Petersburg, which is the Seat of Menard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Old Salem Chautauqua to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 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 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Salem Chautauqua) 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 Old Salem Chautauqua 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 Old Salem Chautauqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9923, Longitude: -89.8354 In this case, the coordinates for Old Salem Chautauqua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.877 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.15 degrees. |
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