Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tazewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tazewell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tazewell
- 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 Tazewell:
- 40.484569, -89.328906
- 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 Tazewell
- 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
- Since Tazewell is near McLean County and also Woodford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McLean County
- eBird sighting report for Woodford 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 Tazewell ...
We found five communities that share the name Tazewell.
Within Illinois, the name Tazewell is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Tazewell [Mecklenburg County].
- Tazewell County
- This Tazewell is located in Tazewell County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Tazewell that is located in Tazewell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Tazewell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tazewell ...
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.
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Woodford County
- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Carlock is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <4>
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Tazewell County
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cooper
- From Tazewell to Cooper
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deer Creek
- From Tazewell to Deer Creek
- Farmsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmsville
- Farmsville is located in Woodford County
- Funks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Groveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Groveland
- From Tazewell to Groveland
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lilly
- From Tazewell to Lilly
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Mountjoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Twin Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Walnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walnut
- From Tazewell to Walnut
How Far From Tazewell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tazewell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tazewell and extending to:
- Pekin, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tazewell to Pekin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tazewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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- Tazewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tazewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4846, Longitude: -89.3289 In this case, the coordinates for Tazewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Tazewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tazewell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.552 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.412 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.781 degrees. |