Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Robinwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Robinwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Robinwood
- 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 Robinwood:
- 37.577551, -88.909235
- 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 Robinwood
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Robinwood is near Williamson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- eBird sighting report for Union 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Robinwood ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Robinwood.
Within Illinois, the name Robinwood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Robinwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Robinwood.
- Mobile County
- This Robinwood is located in Mobile County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km] to the south of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Robinwood.
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Robinwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Robinwood.
- Washington County
- This Robinwood is located in Washington County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Robinwood.
- Mississippi
- New York
- Oregon
- Utah
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Robinwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Robinwood.
- Danville City
- This Robinwood is located in Danville City and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Robinwood.
- Henrico County
- This Robinwood is located in Henrico County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east of the Robinwood that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Robinwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Robinwood ...
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.
- Deer Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Egypt Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
- Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
- Egyptian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Goreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
- Goreville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
- Lake Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Pharoahs Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pharoahs Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
- Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Williamson County
- Sugar Creek Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Ranch
- Sugar Creek Ranch is located in Johnson County
- Sunset Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
- Sunset Harbor is located in Williamson County
- Wagon Creek Heaven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagon Creek Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven
- Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
How Far From Robinwood 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 community such as Robinwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Robinwood and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Robinwood to Vienna, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robinwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Robinwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robinwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5776, Longitude: -88.9092 In this case, the coordinates for Robinwood 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Robinwood 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> | 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. |
| <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 Robinwood 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 315.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.295 degrees. |