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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 Princeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Princeville:
    • 40.931645, -89.755916
    • 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 Princeville
  • 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 Princeville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Princeville.

Within Illinois, the name Princeville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Hawaii
      • This Princeville lies 4,188 miles [6,739.9 km]<1> to the west of the Princeville that is located in Peoria County.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud 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 Kansas community of Princeville [Cloud County].
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Princeville is located in Edgecombe County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Princeville that is located in Peoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Princeville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Princeville lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Princeville that is located in Peoria County.
    • Quebec
      • This Princeville lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Princeville that is located in Peoria County.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Princeville is located in Horry County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Princeville that is located in Peoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Princeville.
      • Lexington 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 South Carolina community of Princeville [Lexington County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeville ...

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.

  • Edwards
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Eugene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
    • Eugene is located in Knox County
  • Laura
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lawn Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawn Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
    • Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
  • Mossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossville
    • Mossville is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossville <3>
  • Orange Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
    • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <3>
  • Pioneer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Peoria County
  • Slackwater ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
    • Slackwater is located in Stark County
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Stark County
  • Williamsfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
    • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <3>
  • Wyoming
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

How Far From Princeville 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 village such as Princeville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeville and extending to:

  • Peoria, which is the Seat of Peoria County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Princeville to Peoria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Princeville: www.princeville.org/

The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Princeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9316, Longitude: -89.7559       In this case, the coordinates for Princeville 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 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 Princeville 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>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 Princeville 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 315.844 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.807 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.874 degrees.




 

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