Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thackeray:
  • 38.120047, -88.453105
  • 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 Thackeray

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Thackeray is near White County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Thackeray

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thackeray ...

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.

• Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dale is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <1>
• Diamond City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
• Flint
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
• Hoodville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoodville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodville
• Jamestown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamestown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Mayberry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayberry is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
• Nipper Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Corner
• Springer Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springer Station is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
• Stokes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokes is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Tuckers Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corners

How Far From Thackeray 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 Thackeray to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thackeray and extending to:

• McLeansboro, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Thackeray to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'