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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 Todds Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Todds Point 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 Todds Point:
- 39.576981, -88.765904
- 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 Todds Point
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Todds Point is near Moultrie County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moultrie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Todds Point
Communities Also Named Todds Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Todds Point.
Within Illinois, the name Todds Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Todds Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Shelby County
- This Todds Point is located in Shelby County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Todds Point that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Todds Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Todds Point ...
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.
- Assumption
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bruce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Chipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chipps is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipps
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Gays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Long Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Prairie Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Hall is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hall
- Tower Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Todds Point 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 Todds Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Todds Point and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Todds Point to Shelbyville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 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 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Todds Point) 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 Todds Point 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 Todds Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5770, Longitude: -88.7659 In this case, the coordinates for Todds Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.164 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.84 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |
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