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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 Oneco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oneco 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 Oneco:
    • 42.486419, -89.662033
    • 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 Oneco
  • 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 Stephenson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
    • Since Oneco is near Green County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Green County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 Oneco

Communities Also Named Oneco ...

We found two communities that are also named Oneco.

Within Illinois, the name Oneco is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Oneco is located in Windham County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the east of the Oneco that is located in Stephenson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Oneco.
    • Florida
      • Manatee County
      • This Oneco is located in Manatee County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Oneco that is located in Stephenson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Manatee County community of Oneco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oneco ...

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.

How Far From Oneco 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 Oneco to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Freeport, which is the Seat of Stephenson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Oneco to Freeport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 705 miles [1,134.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 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- Oneco) 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 Oneco 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 Oneco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4864, Longitude: -89.6620    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.795 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.967 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.413 degrees.