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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 Pontiac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pontiac 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 Pontiac:
- 40.885698, -88.643169
- 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 Pontiac
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Pontiac is near McLean County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Pontiac
Communities Also Named Pontiac ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Pontiac.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Pontiac.
Beyond Illinois, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Saint Clair County
- This Pontiac is located in Saint Clair County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Pontiac.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk 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 Arkansas community of Pontiac [Polk County].
- Indiana
- Boone 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 Indiana community of Pontiac [Boone County].
- Clay County
- This Pontiac is located in Clay County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Pontiac.
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Pontiac is located in Butler County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Pontiac.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This Pontiac is located in Oakland County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Pontiac.
- Mississippi
- Lamar 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 Mississippi community of Pontiac [Lamar County].
- Missouri
- Ozark County
- This Pontiac is located in Ozark County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozark County community of Pontiac.
- New York
- Erie County
- This Pontiac is located in Erie County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Pontiac.
- Ohio
- Huron County
- This Pontiac is located in Huron County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Pontiac.
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Pontiac.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Pontiac is located in Kent County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Pontiac.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Pontiac is located in Richland County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Pontiac.
- Washington
- King County
- This Pontiac is located in King County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pontiac that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Pontiac.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pontiac ...
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.
- Budd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Katy Did
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Katy Did is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Did
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- New Michigan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Michigan is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan
- Rooks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rooks Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Creek
- Rugby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rugby is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Wing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
How Far From Pontiac 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 city such as Pontiac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pontiac and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pontiac 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 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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>'
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- Pontiac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Pontiac 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Pontiac 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 Pontiac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8857, Longitude: -88.6432 In this case, the coordinates for Pontiac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.103 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.954 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.341 degrees. |
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