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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 Sebastopol, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sebastopol and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sebastopol:
    • 38.710355, -89.600643
    • 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 Sebastopol
  • 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 Sebastopol ...

We found nine communities that share the name Sebastopol.

Within Illinois, the name Sebastopol is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Sebastopol is located in Nevada County and lies 1,682 miles [2,706.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Sebastopol.
      • Sonoma County
      • This Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km] to the west of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Sebastopol.
    • Georgia
      • Burke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sebastopol [Burke County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Bernard Parish
      • This Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the south of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Bernard Parish community of Sebastopol.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Sebastopol is located in Scott County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the south of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Sebastopol.
    • Ontario
      • This Sebastopol lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne County
      • This Sebastopol is located in Luzerne County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Sebastopol.
    • Quebec
      • This Sebastopol lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
    • Texas
      • Trinity County
      • This Sebastopol is located in Trinity County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sebastopol that is located in Madison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Sebastopol.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sebastopol ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
  • Breese
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Clinton County
  • Marine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
    • Marine is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <4>
  • Marydale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stubblefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stubblefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
    • Stubblefield is located in Bond County

How Far From Sebastopol 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 Sebastopol to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sebastopol and extending to:

  • Edwardsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sebastopol to Edwardsville, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the north (N). 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 675 miles [1,086.3 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<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sebastopol. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sebastopol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sebastopol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7104, Longitude: -89.6006       In this case, the coordinates for Sebastopol have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sebastopol 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sebastopol to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.319 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.349 degrees.




 

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