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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 Tillman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tillman 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 Tillman:
    • 38.536440, -90.152333
    • 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 Tillman
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Tillman is near Saint Louis City and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Tillman

Communities Also Named Tillman ...

We found nine communities that are also named Tillman.

Within Illinois, the name Tillman is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Madera County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Tillman [Madera County].
    • Florida
      • Brevard County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Brevard County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Tillman.
    • Georgia
      • Brooks County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Tillman [Brooks County].
      • Lowndes County
      • This Tillman is located in Lowndes County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Tillman.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Tillman is located in Allen County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Tillman.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Tillman is located in Claiborne County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<2> to the south of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Tillman.
      • Copiah County
      • This Tillman is located in Copiah County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the south of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Tillman.
    • Missouri
      • Stoddard County
      • This Tillman is located in Stoddard County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the south of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Tillman.
    • South Carolina
      • Jasper County
      • This Tillman is located in Jasper County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Tillman that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Tillman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tillman ...

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.

  • Bixby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixby is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Cherokee Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
  • Crest Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Dutch Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Hollow is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
  • Dutchtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dutchtown is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Falling Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
  • Fox Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Park is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Park
  • Golden Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gardens
  • Hilltop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Ivory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Maplewood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Mount Pleasant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Signal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Hill is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hill
  • Vulcan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tillman and extending to:

  • Belleville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tillman to Belleville, with an average speed<3> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Tillman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Tillman 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 Tillman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5364, Longitude: -90.1523       In this case, the coordinates for Tillman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.039 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.703 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.648 degrees.