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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 Saint Augustine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine:
- 40.721135, -90.406798
- 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 Saint Augustine
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Saint Augustine is near Fulton County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Saint Augustine
Communities Also Named Saint Augustine ...
We found four communities that are also named Saint Augustine.
Within Illinois, the name Saint Augustine is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Saint Johns County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Saint Augustine that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Saint Augustine.
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Augustine that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Saint Augustine.
- Ontario
- This Saint Augustine lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Augustine that is located in Knox County.
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Saint Augustine is located in Cambria County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the east of the Saint Augustine that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Saint Augustine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Augustine ...
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.
- Buckeye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- London Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Manley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Manley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
- Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Prairie City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Augustine and extending to:
- Galesburg, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Augustine to Galesburg, 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 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 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Augustine) 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 Saint Augustine 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 Saint Augustine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7211, Longitude: -90.4068 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Augustine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.248 degrees. |
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