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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 Pasfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pasfield 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 Pasfield:
- 39.777682, -89.828631
- 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 Pasfield
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Pasfield is near Menard County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Pasfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pasfield ...
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.
- Archer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cody
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Island Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Jess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jess is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jess
- Knapp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Pleasant Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riddle Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Salisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Pasfield 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 Pasfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pasfield and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pasfield to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 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 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pasfield) 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 Pasfield 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 Pasfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7777, Longitude: -89.8286 In this case, the coordinates for Pasfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.867 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.20 degrees. |
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