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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 Rocks Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saline Rocks Ferry 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 Rocks Ferry:
- 37.613937, -88.197257
- 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 Rocks Ferry
- 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 Gallatin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- Since Saline Rocks Ferry is near Hardin County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Saline Rocks Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saline Rocks Ferry ...
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.
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Gross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gross is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lamb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Loves Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Loves Corner is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Corner
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline Tip Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saline Tip Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Tip Ferry
- Sparks Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparks Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Hill
How Far From Saline Rocks Ferry 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 Saline Rocks Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saline Rocks Ferry and extending to:
- Shawneetown, which is the Seat of Gallatin County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Saline Rocks Ferry to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saline Rocks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rocks Ferry 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 Rocks Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6139, Longitude: -88.1973 In this case, the coordinates for Saline Rocks Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.74 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.081 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.965 degrees. |
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