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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 Redmon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Redmon 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 Redmon:
- 39.644831, -87.861450
- 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 Redmon
- 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 Edgar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgar County
- Since Redmon is near Coles County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Redmon
Communities Also Named Redmon ...
We found one communities that are also named Redmon.
Within Illinois, the name Redmon is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Redmon in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Madison County
- This Redmon is located in Madison County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Redmon that is located in Edgar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Redmon.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Redmon ...
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.
- Catfish ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catfish is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hughes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hughes is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kings is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Mays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Redmon 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 village such as Redmon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Redmon and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Edgar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Redmon to Paris, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Redmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Redmon 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 Redmon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6448, Longitude: -87.8615 In this case, the coordinates for Redmon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.575 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.175 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.298 degrees. |
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