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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 Poag, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poag 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 Poag:
- 38.797043, -90.038715
- 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 Poag
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Poag is near Saint Louis County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Poag
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poag ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Chinatown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chinatown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Carbon Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Carbon Crossing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Crossing
- Ivy Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivy Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Heights
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pontoon Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Rosewood Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wanda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Wood River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Poag 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 Poag to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Poag and extending to:
- Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Poag to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poag) 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 Poag 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 Poag. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7970, Longitude: -90.0387 In this case, the coordinates for Poag have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.974 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.664 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.534 degrees. |
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