Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tunnel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tunnel Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tunnel Hill
- 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 Tunnel Hill:
- 37.523662, -88.838675
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Tunnel Hill
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Tunnel Hill is near Williamson County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- eBird sighting report for Pope 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Tunnel Hill ...
We found five communities that share the name Tunnel Hill.
Within Illinois, the name Tunnel Hill is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Whitfield County
- This Tunnel Hill is located in Whitfield County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Tunnel Hill that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Tunnel Hill.
- Indiana
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Tunnel Hill [Crawford County].
- Kentucky
- Henderson County
- This Tunnel Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east of the Tunnel Hill that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Tunnel Hill.
- Ohio
- Coshocton County
- This Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Tunnel Hill that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Tunnel Hill.
- Jefferson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Tunnel Hill.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tunnel Hill ...
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.
- Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Johnson County
- Deer Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Egypt Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
- Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
- Egyptian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
- Goreville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <5>
- Lake Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Pharoahs Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pharoahs Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
- Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
- Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Sandburn
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sugar Creek Ranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Ranch
- Sugar Creek Ranch is located in Johnson County
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Williamson County
- Wagon Creek Heaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagon Creek Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven
- Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
How Far From Tunnel Hill 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 Tunnel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tunnel Hill and extending to:
- Vienna, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Tunnel Hill to Springfield, with an average speed<6>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tunnel Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Tunnel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tunnel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5237, Longitude: -88.8387 In this case, the coordinates for Tunnel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Tunnel Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Tunnel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Tunnel Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.147 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.537 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.276 degrees. |