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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 Schnell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schnell 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 Schnell:
- 38.635882, -88.249487
- 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 Schnell
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Schnell is near Clay County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Schnell
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schnell ...
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.
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elbow is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Gallagher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Passport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Sailor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seminary is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
How Far From Schnell 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 Schnell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schnell and extending to:
- Olney, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Schnell to Olney, 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schnell) 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 Schnell 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 Schnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6359, Longitude: -88.2495 In this case, the coordinates for Schnell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.805 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.298 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.738 degrees. |
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