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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 Sandoval, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandoval 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 Sandoval:
- 38.611993, -89.119274
- 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 Sandoval
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Sandoval is near Clinton County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Sandoval
Communities Also Named Sandoval ...
We found one communities that are also named Sandoval.
Within Illinois, the name Sandoval is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Sandoval in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Sandoval is located in Williamson County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sandoval that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Sandoval.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandoval ...
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.
- Bannister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Boulder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Fairman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Foxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foxville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Harbor Light Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Light Bay is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Light Bay
- Huey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Marydale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Panorama Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Hills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Posey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Sandoval to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Sandoval to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandoval and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sandoval to Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 650 miles [1,046.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandoval) 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 Sandoval 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 Sandoval. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6120, Longitude: -89.1193 In this case, the coordinates for Sandoval have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.368 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.941 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.147 degrees. |
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