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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 Rustic Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rustic Acres 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 Rustic Acres:
- 41.501346, -90.271207
- 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 Rustic Acres
- 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 Rock Island County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Since Rustic Acres is near Henry County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Rustic Acres
Communities Also Named Rustic Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Rustic Acres.
Within Illinois, the name Rustic Acres is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Rustic Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rustic Acres that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Rustic Acres.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Rustic Acres is located in Greene County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rustic Acres that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Rustic Acres.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Rustic Acres is located in Harris County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Rustic Acres that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Rustic Acres.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Rustic Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the west of the Rustic Acres that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rustic Acres.
- Salt Lake County
- This Rustic Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km] to the west of the Rustic Acres that is located in Rock Island County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Rustic Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rustic Acres ...
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.
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
- Green River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Rapids City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Beach is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Timber Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Rustic Acres 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 Rustic Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rustic Acres and extending to:
- Rock Island, which is the Seat of Rock Island County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rustic Acres to Rock Island, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Rustic Acres) 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 Rustic Acres 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 Rustic Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5013, Longitude: -90.2712 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.198 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.983 degrees. |
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