Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shamrock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shamrock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shamrock
- 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 Shamrock:
- 40.418647, -88.899519
- 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 Shamrock
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Shamrock is near De Witt County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Shamrock ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Shamrock.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Shamrock.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 28 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Shamrock lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks 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 Pennsylvania community of Shamrock [Berks County].
- Fayette County
- This Shamrock is located in Fayette County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Shamrock.
- Greene County
- This Shamrock is located in Greene County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km] to the east of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Shamrock.
- Northumberland County
- This Shamrock is located in Northumberland County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the east of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Shamrock.
- Somerset County
- This Shamrock is located in Somerset County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the east of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Shamrock.
- Prince Edward Island
- Saskatchewan
- This Shamrock lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- Texas
- Dallas County
- This Shamrock is located in Dallas County and lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Shamrock.
- Wheeler County
- This Shamrock is located in Wheeler County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the west southwest of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Shamrock.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Grayson 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 Shamrock [Grayson County].
- Salem City
- This Shamrock is located in Salem City and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Shamrock that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salem City community of Shamrock.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shamrock ...
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.
- Burns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downs is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <5>
- Eagle Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ridge
- Eagle Ridge is located in McLean County
- Hedgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Holder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
- Littleville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in McLean County
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Normal is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <5>
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Shamrock 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 Shamrock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shamrock and extending to:
- Bloomington, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Shamrock to Springfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,300 miles [10,138.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shamrock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shamrock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shamrock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4186, Longitude: -88.8995 In this case, the coordinates for Shamrock 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 Shamrock 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 Shamrock, 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 Shamrock 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 315.267 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.076 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.59 degrees. |