Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Strawns Crossing:
  • 39.785881, -90.150951
  • 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 Strawns Crossing

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Strawns Crossing is near Cass County and also Sangamon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sangamon 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 Strawns Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Strawns Crossing ...

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.

• Arnold
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arnold is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Gurney ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
• Island Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
• Jordanville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Joy Prairie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Joy Prairie is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Prairie
• Little Indian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Indian is located in Cass County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Indian
• Orleans
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Orleans is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Portuguese Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Portuguese Hill is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portuguese Hill
• Savage ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Savage is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage

How Far From Strawns Crossing 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 community such as Strawns Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Strawns Crossing and extending to:

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Strawns Crossing to Springfield, with an average speed<2> 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'