Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sheldons Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheldons Grove and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sheldons Grove

• 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 Sheldons Grove:
  • 40.166713, -90.294289
  • 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 Sheldons Grove

• 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 Schuyler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
  • Since Sheldons Grove is near Mason County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Sheldons Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheldons Grove ...

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.

• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
• Bluff City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Clear Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Frederick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Frederick is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <1>
• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Marbletown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
• Moscow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Otto ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Otto is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pleasant View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Schuyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Wolf Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Lake is located in Mason County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheldons Grove and extending to:

• Rushville, which is the Seat of Schuyler County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheldons Grove to Rushville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'