Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shobonier:
  • 38.869491, -89.088676
  • 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 Shobonier

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Shobonier is near Marion County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Shobonier

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shobonier ...

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.

• Bluff City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Confidence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Confidence is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
• Fairman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairman is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
• Hookdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hookdale is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
• Jimtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jimtown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Lester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lester is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Loogootee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <1>
• Mulberry Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <1>
• Pinhook ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinhook is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Pleasant Mound
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound

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

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

• Vandalia, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Shobonier to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 647 miles [1,041.2 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 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'