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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 Saline City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saline City 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 Saline City:
- 37.823658, -88.435603
- 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 Saline City
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Saline City is near Gallatin County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Saline City
Communities Also Named Saline City ...
We found two communities that are also named Saline City.
Within Illinois, the name Saline City is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Clay County
- This Saline City is located in Clay County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saline City that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Saline City.
- Missouri
- Saline County
- This Saline City is located in Saline County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Saline City that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Saline City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saline City ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Equality
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Francis is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Garden Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Heights is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Muddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Texas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
How Far From Saline City 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 community such as Saline City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saline City and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saline City to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 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 from Point A (ie- Saline City) 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 Saline City 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 Saline City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8237, Longitude: -88.4356 In this case, the coordinates for Saline City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.294 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.022 degrees. |
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