Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stillman Valley:
  • 42.105769, -89.178994
  • 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 Stillman Valley

• 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
  • Since Stillman Valley is near Winnebago County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Stillman Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stillman Valley ...

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.

• Cheyenne Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Heights
• Coreys Bluff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
• Hickory Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
• Honey Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Honey Creek
  • From Stillman Valley to Honey Creek
• Indian Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Kings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings is located in Ogle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Loose Pulley Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Loose Pulley Junction is located in Ogle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Pulley Junction
• Motor Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
• Oregon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oregon
  • From Stillman Valley to Oregon
• Silver Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills

How Far From Stillman Valley 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 village such as Stillman Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stillman Valley to Oregon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 674 miles [1,084.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'