Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perdueville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perdueville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perdueville
- 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 Perdueville:
- 40.465590, -88.179213
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Perdueville
- 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 Ford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Since Perdueville is near Iroquois County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- eBird sighting report for Champaign 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perdueville ...
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.
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Derby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <2>
- Flatville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Harpster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Lotus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <2>
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
How Far From Perdueville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Perdueville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Perdueville and extending to:
- Paxton, which is the Seat of Ford County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Perdueville to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,271 miles [10,092.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perdueville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perdueville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perdueville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4656, Longitude: -88.1792 In this case, the coordinates for Perdueville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Perdueville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.23 degrees. |