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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 Southland Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southland Acres 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 Southland Acres:
- 39.789476, -88.284770
- 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 Southland Acres
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Southland Acres is near Champaign County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Southland Acres
Communities Also Named Southland Acres ...
We found three communities that are also named Southland Acres.
Within Illinois, the name Southland Acres is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Tarrant County
- This Southland Acres is located in Tarrant County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southland Acres that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Southland Acres.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Southland Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km]<1> to the west of the Southland Acres that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southland Acres.
- Virginia
- Lynchburg City
- This Southland Acres is located in Lynchburg City and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Southland Acres that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Southland Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southland Acres ...
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.
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Chicken Bristle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Ficklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hindsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Southland Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Southland Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southland Acres and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Southland Acres to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southland Acres) 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 Southland Acres 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 Southland Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7895, Longitude: -88.2848 In this case, the coordinates for Southland Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.853 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.514 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.46 degrees. |
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