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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 Red Bud, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bud 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 Red Bud:
- 38.211713, -89.994067
- 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 Red Bud
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Red Bud is near Monroe County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Red Bud
Communities Also Named Red Bud ...
We found six communities that are also named Red Bud.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Red Bud.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Saline County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Red Bud [Saline County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Washington 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 Alabama community of Red Bud [Washington County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Red Bud [Cherokee County].
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Red Bud [Cowley County].
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Red Bud [Kemper County].
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Red Bud is located in Williamson County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Red Bud that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Red Bud.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bud ...
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.
- Floraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Floraville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraville
- Hecker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ivy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ivy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Kellogg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marigold is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Roots
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roots is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roots
- Wartburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Red Bud 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 Red Bud to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bud and extending to:
- Chester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bud to Chester, 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 most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Red Bud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Red Bud 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Red Bud 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 Red Bud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2117, Longitude: -89.9941 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.922 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.525 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.648 degrees. |
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