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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 Stonington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonington 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 Stonington:
- 39.638552, -89.192074
- 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 Stonington
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since Stonington is near Macon County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Stonington
Communities Also Named Stonington ...
We found nine communities that are also named Stonington.
Within Illinois, the name Stonington is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This Stonington is located in Baca County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Stonington.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Stonington is located in New London County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Stonington.
- Indiana
- Lawrence County
- This Stonington is located in Lawrence County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Stonington.
- Maine
- Hancock County
- This Stonington is located in Hancock County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Stonington.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Stonington is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Stonington.
- Michigan
- Delta County
- This Stonington is located in Delta County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Stonington.
- Houghton County
- This Stonington is located in Houghton County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the north of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Stonington.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson County
- This Stonington is located in Jefferson County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Stonington.
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Stonington is located in Northumberland County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the east of the Stonington that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Stonington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonington ...
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.
- Assumption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blueville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blueville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueville
- Bolivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Boody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
How Far From Stonington 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 village such as Stonington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonington and extending to:
- Taylorville, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonington to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 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 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,966 miles [7,992 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonington) 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 Stonington 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 Stonington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6386, Longitude: -89.1921 In this case, the coordinates for Stonington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.444 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.171 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.93 degrees. |
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