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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 Sato, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sato 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 Sato:
- 37.908940, -89.430647
- 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 Sato
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Sato is near Perry County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Sato
Communities Also Named Sato ...
We found one communities that are also named Sato.
Within Illinois, the name Sato is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Sato in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Bamberg County
- This Sato is located in Bamberg County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Sato that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bamberg County community of Sato.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sato ...
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.
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denny is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
- Dowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Grubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Jacob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jones Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ridge
- Kampenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kampenville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampenville
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Texas Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Texas Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Junction
How Far From Sato 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 Sato to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sato and extending to:
- Murphysboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sato to Murphysboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 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- Sato) 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 Sato 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 Sato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9089, Longitude: -89.4306 In this case, the coordinates for Sato have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.544 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.047 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.457 degrees. |
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