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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 Osborn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Osborn 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 Osborn:
- 41.522534, -90.273180
- 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 Osborn
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Osborn is near Henry County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Osborn
Communities Also Named Osborn ...
We found 24 communities that are also named Osborn.
Within Illinois, the name Osborn is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of 24 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Osborn is located in Perry County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Osborn.
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Osborn [Maricopa County].
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Osborn [Benton County].
- British Columbia
- This Osborn lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Osborn [Hartford County].
- Georgia
- Towns County
- This Osborn is located in Towns County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towns County community of Osborn.
- Indiana
- Lake County
- This Osborn is located in Lake County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Osborn.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Osborn [Crawford County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Osborn [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Osborn is located in Floyd County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Osborn.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Osborn is located in Hancock County and lies 1,128 miles [1,815.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Osborn.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Osborn [Prince George's County].
- Michigan
- Benzie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Osborn [Benzie County].
- Lenawee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Osborn [Lenawee County].
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Osborn [Menominee County].
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Osborn.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Osborn is located in Butler County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the south of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Osborn.
- DeKalb County
- This Osborn is located in DeKalb County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the west southwest of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Osborn.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Osborn [Greene County].
- Pennsylvania
- Mercer County
- This Osborn is located in Mercer County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the east of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Osborn.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Osborn is located in Charleston County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the southeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Osborn.
- Colleton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Osborn [Colleton County].
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- This Osborn is located in Johnson County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the southeast of the Osborn that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Osborn.
- Washington
- King County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Osborn [King County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Osborn ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Coal Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Great Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Great Oaks is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
- Green River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Panorama Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Rapids City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Timber Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Osborn 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 Osborn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Osborn and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Osborn to Rock Island, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Osborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Osborn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Osborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Osborn 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 Osborn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5225, Longitude: -90.2732 In this case, the coordinates for Osborn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.20 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.296 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.978 degrees. |
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