Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sudduth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sudduth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sudduth
- 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 Sudduth:
- 39.705051, -89.815937
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sudduth
- 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 Sangamon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sangamon County
- Since Sudduth is near Morgan County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Menard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sudduth ...
We found one communities that share the name Sudduth.
Within Illinois, the name Sudduth is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Sudduth in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sudduth ...
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.
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Irwins Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Park
- Irwins Park is located in Sangamon County
- Island Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove
- Island Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Jess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Knapp
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Maxwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Riddle Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Hill
- Riddle Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Sudduth 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 Sudduth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Sudduth once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sudduth and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Sangamon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sudduth to Springfield, with an average speed<4> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 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 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- Sudduth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sudduth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7051, Longitude: -89.8159 In this case, the coordinates for Sudduth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sudduth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sudduth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.654 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.212 degrees. |