Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Perkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perkins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Perkins
- 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 Perkins:
- 37.356997, -88.650607
- 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 Perkins
- 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 Pope County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pope County
- Since Perkins is near Johnson County and also Massac County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Massac 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
Communities Also Named Perkins ...
We found 27 communities that share the name Perkins.
Within Illinois, the name Perkins is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Burke 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 Georgia community of Perkins [Burke County].
- Jenkins County
- This Perkins is located in Jenkins County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Perkins that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jenkins County community of Perkins.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Lincoln 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 Kentucky community of Perkins [Lincoln County].
- Madison 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 Kentucky community of Perkins [Madison County].
- Whitley County
- This Perkins is located in Whitley County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Perkins that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Perkins.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Perkins is located in Delta County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the north of the Perkins that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Perkins.
- Tuscola 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 Perkins [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Perkins.
- Mahoning 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 Perkins [Mahoning County].
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- This Perkins lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Perkins that is located in Pope County.
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Perkins is located in Gilmer County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Perkins that is located in Pope County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Perkins.
- Marshall 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 West Virginia community of Perkins [Marshall County].
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perkins ...
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.
- Big Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Johnson County
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lewis Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
- Lewis Corner is located in Pope County
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Pope County
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Ropers Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ropers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
- Ropers Landing is located in Pope County
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Round Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Temple Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
How Far From Perkins 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 Perkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Perkins once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Perkins and extending to:
- Golconda, which is the Seat of Pope County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Perkins to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Perkins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3570, Longitude: -88.6506 In this case, the coordinates for Perkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Perkins 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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Perkins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.02 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.368 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.23 degrees. |