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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 Padua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Padua 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 Padua:
- 40.450313, -88.763958
- 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 Padua
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Padua is near De Witt County and also Ford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford 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 Padua
Communities Also Named Padua ...
We found two communities that are also named Padua.
Within Illinois, the name Padua is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Padua is located in Stearns County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Padua that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Padua.
- Ohio
- Mercer County
- This Padua is located in Mercer County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east of the Padua that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Padua.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Padua ...
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.
- Arrowsmith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Empire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Hedgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hedgewood is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgewood
- Holder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holder is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Le Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shamrock is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
How Far From Padua 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 Padua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Padua and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Padua to Bloomington, 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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- Padua) 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 Padua 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 Padua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4503, Longitude: -88.7640 In this case, the coordinates for Padua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.178 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.978 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.516 degrees. |
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