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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 Sherrard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherrard 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 Sherrard:
- 41.318963, -90.505135
- 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 Sherrard
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Sherrard is near Rock Island County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock Island County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Sherrard
Communities Also Named Sherrard ...
We found one communities that are also named Sherrard.
Within Illinois, the name Sherrard is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Sherrard in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- This Sherrard is located in Marshall County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east of the Sherrard that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Sherrard.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherrard ...
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.
- Cable
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Coal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ginger Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ginger Hill is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hill
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Orion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Preemption
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shale City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
How Far From Sherrard 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 village such as Sherrard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherrard and extending to:
- Aledo, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sherrard to Aledo, 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 115 miles [185.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sherrard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherrard 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 Sherrard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3190, Longitude: -90.5051 In this case, the coordinates for Sherrard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.353 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.444 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.147 degrees. |
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