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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 Stubblefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stubblefield 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 Stubblefield:
- 38.848380, -89.466471
- 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 Stubblefield
- 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 Bond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond County
- Since Stubblefield is near Clinton County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Stubblefield
Communities Also Named Stubblefield ...
We found two communities that are also named Stubblefield.
Within Illinois, the name Stubblefield is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Graves County
- This Stubblefield is located in Graves County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Stubblefield that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graves County community of Stubblefield.
- Texas
- Houston County
- This Stubblefield is located in Houston County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Stubblefield that is located in Bond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Stubblefield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stubblefield ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hookdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Marydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Mulberry Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paisley Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
- Pleasant Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Stubblefield 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 Stubblefield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stubblefield and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Bond County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Stubblefield to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 667 miles [1,073.4 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 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 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- Stubblefield) 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 Stubblefield 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 Stubblefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8484, Longitude: -89.4665 In this case, the coordinates for Stubblefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.602 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.243 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.253 degrees. |
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