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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 Tomahawk Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tomahawk Bluff 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 Tomahawk Bluff:
- 41.380590, -89.083416
- 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 Tomahawk Bluff
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Tomahawk Bluff is near Bureau County and also Putnam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam 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 Tomahawk Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomahawk Bluff ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Hicks Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Corners
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Ladd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Rock is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Peru
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peterstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peterstown is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triumph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Tomahawk Bluff 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 Tomahawk Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tomahawk Bluff and extending to:
- Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tomahawk Bluff to Ottawa, 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tomahawk Bluff) 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 Tomahawk Bluff 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 Tomahawk Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3806, Longitude: -89.0834 In this case, the coordinates for Tomahawk Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.362 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.424 degrees. |
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