Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Saunders, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saunders and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Saunders
- 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 Saunders:
- 39.851989, -89.307310
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Saunders
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Saunders is near Christian County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Saunders ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Saunders.
Within Illinois, the name Saunders is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Ness County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Ness County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Saunders.
- Rush County
- This community is historic and although located in Rush County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Saunders.
- Stanton County
- This Saunders is located in Stanton County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west of the Saunders that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Saunders.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Iron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Iron County].
- Kalkaska County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Kalkaska County].
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Saunders [Manistee County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Saunders [Cabarrus County].
- Hoke County
- This Saunders is located in Hoke County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saunders that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hoke County community of Saunders.
- North Dakota
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saunders [Travis County].
- Trinity County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Saunders [Trinity County].
- Utah
- Virginia
- Richmond City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Saunders [Richmond City].
- Suffolk City
- This Saunders is located in Suffolk City and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Saunders that is located in Sangamon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Saunders.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saunders ...
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.
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Blueville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Bolivia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
- Cornland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Cornland is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornland <5>
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <5>
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Lake Fork is located in Logan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <5>
- Lanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Sangamon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
How Far From Saunders 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 community such as Saunders to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saunders and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saunders to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saunders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 from Point A (ie- Saunders) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saunders. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8520, Longitude: -89.3073 In this case, the coordinates for Saunders have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saunders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Saunders could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Saunders to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.525 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.293 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.931 degrees. |