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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 Sturbridge Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturbridge Village 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 Sturbridge Village:
- 42.351962, -89.073996
- 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 Sturbridge Village
- 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Since Sturbridge Village is near Boone County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Sturbridge Village
Communities Also Named Sturbridge Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Sturbridge Village.
Within Illinois, the name Sturbridge Village is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Sturbridge Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sturbridge Village that is located in Winnebago County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Sturbridge Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturbridge Village ...
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.
- Argyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Coreys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
- Harlem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Jonesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Loves Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morehaven is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
- Panorama Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
- Ruby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Silver Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Stagecoach Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills
How Far From Sturbridge Village 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 Sturbridge Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturbridge Village and extending to:
- Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sturbridge Village to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sturbridge Village) 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 Sturbridge Village 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 Sturbridge Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3520, Longitude: -89.0740 In this case, the coordinates for Sturbridge Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.152 degrees. |
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