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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 Seville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seville 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 Seville:
    • 40.485596, -90.343736
    • 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 Seville
  • 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 Seville ...

We found eight communities that share the name Seville.

Within Illinois, the name Seville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tulare County
      • This Seville is located in Tulare County and lies 1,577 miles [2,537.9 km]<1> to the west of the Seville that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Seville.
    • Florida
      • Volusia County
      • This Seville is located in Volusia County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Seville that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Seville.
    • Georgia
      • Wilcox County
      • This Seville is located in Wilcox County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Seville that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Seville.
    • Michigan
      • Gratiot 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 Michigan community of Seville [Gratiot County].
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Columbiana County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Seville.
      • Medina County
      • This Seville is located in Medina County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east of the Seville that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Seville.
    • Ontario
      • This Seville lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seville that is located in Fulton County.
    • Virginia
      • Madison 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 Virginia community of Seville [Madison County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seville ...

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.

  • Buckeye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Fulton County
  • Cuba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
  • Howard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Fulton County
  • Lewistown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <5>
  • Manley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
    • Manley is located in Fulton County
  • New Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
    • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
  • Poverty Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Ridge
    • Poverty Ridge is located in Fulton County
  • Prairie City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Shoo Fly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoo Fly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoo Fly
    • Shoo Fly is located in McDonough County
  • Table Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
    • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <5>

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

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

  • Lewistown, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seville to Lewistown, with an average speed<6> 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Seville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4856, Longitude: -90.3437       In this case, the coordinates for Seville 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Seville 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>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 Seville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Seville 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 316.227 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.186 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.276 degrees.









 

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