Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tonti:
  • 38.664771, -88.978394
  • 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 Tonti

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Tonti is near Clinton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Tonti

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tonti ...

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.

• Bannister
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bannister is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
• Boulder
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Boulder is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
• Fairman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairman is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
• Farina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <1>
• Foxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Foxville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Hickory Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Junction City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
• Lester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lester is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Union Town
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Town is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
• Walnut Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <1>

How Far From Tonti to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tonti to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Salem, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Tonti to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'