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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 Pecatonica, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecatonica 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 Pecatonica:
- 42.308792, -89.357743
- 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 Pecatonica
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Pecatonica is near Stephenson County and also Ogle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle 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 Pecatonica
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecatonica ...
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.
- Coreys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- German Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hunt Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt Corners is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Corners
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lightsville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Motor Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Rock Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Valley Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek
How Far From Pecatonica 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 village such as Pecatonica to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pecatonica and extending to:
- Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pecatonica to Rockford, 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving 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 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,967 miles [11,212.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pecatonica) 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 Pecatonica 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 Pecatonica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3088, Longitude: -89.3577 In this case, the coordinates for Pecatonica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.307 degrees. |
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