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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 Ulah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ulah 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 Ulah:
- 41.269203, -90.146228
- 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 Ulah
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Ulah is near Knox County and also Stark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark 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 Ulah
Communities Also Named Ulah ...
We found one communities that are also named Ulah.
Within Illinois, the name Ulah is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Ulah in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Ulah is located in Randolph County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ulah that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Ulah.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ulah ...
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.
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- German Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- German Corner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Corner
- Green River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hickory Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lynn Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
How Far From Ulah 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 Ulah to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ulah and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Ulah 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ulah) 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 Ulah 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 Ulah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2692, Longitude: -90.1462 In this case, the coordinates for Ulah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.11 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.98 degrees. |
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