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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 Tuscola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tuscola 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 Tuscola:
- 39.798903, -88.282766
- 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 Tuscola
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Tuscola is near Champaign County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Tuscola
Communities Also Named Tuscola ...
We found five communities that are also named Tuscola.
Within Illinois, the name Tuscola is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence 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 Kentucky community of Tuscola [Lawrence County].
- Michigan
- Tuscola County
- This Tuscola is located in Tuscola County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Tuscola that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Tuscola.
- Mississippi
- Leake County
- This Tuscola is located in Leake County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the south of the Tuscola that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Tuscola.
- North Carolina
- Haywood County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Haywood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Tuscola.
- Texas
- Taylor County
- This Tuscola is located in Taylor County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Tuscola that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Tuscola.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tuscola ...
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.
- Arthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
- Chicken Bristle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ficklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hindsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Jimtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jimtown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mackville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Meadowview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
How Far From Tuscola 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 city such as Tuscola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tuscola and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tuscola to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 4 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 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Tuscola, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tuscola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7989, Longitude: -88.2828 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.456 degrees. |
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