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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 Undercliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Undercliff 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 Undercliff:
- 41.187814, -89.366200
- 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 Undercliff
- 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Since Undercliff is near Marshall County and also Bureau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau 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 Undercliff
Communities Also Named Undercliff ...
We found four communities that are also named Undercliff.
Within Illinois, the name Undercliff is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Bergen County
- This Undercliff is located in Bergen County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the east of the Undercliff that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bergen County community of Undercliff.
- New York
- Essex County
- This Undercliff is located in Essex County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Undercliff that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Undercliff.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Undercliff.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Undercliff is located in Allegheny County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east of the Undercliff that is located in Putnam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Undercliff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Undercliff ...
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.
- Bureau Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <3>
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Indian Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Lone Tree Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Tree Corners is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Corners
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Standard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Undercliff 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 Undercliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Undercliff and extending to:
- Hennepin, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Undercliff 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Undercliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Undercliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Undercliff 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 Undercliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1878, Longitude: -89.3662 In this case, the coordinates for Undercliff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.549 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.615 degrees. |
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