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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 Ursa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ursa 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 Ursa:
- 40.075905, -91.366815
- 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 Ursa
- 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Ursa is near Lewis County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Ursa
Communities Also Named Ursa ...
We found three communities that are also named Ursa.
Within Illinois, the name Ursa is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Assumption Parish
- This Ursa is located in Assumption Parish and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the south of the Ursa that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Assumption Parish community of Ursa.
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- Although located in Wayne County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Ursa.
- Ontario
- This Ursa lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ursa that is located in Adams County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ursa ...
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.
- Calftown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calftown is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calftown
- Coatsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fowler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Holiday Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Lincoln Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sunnybrook Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnybrook Meadows is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Meadows
How Far From Ursa 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 village such as Ursa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ursa and extending to:
- Quincy, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ursa to Quincy, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 767 miles [1,234.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,407 miles [10,311.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ursa) 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 Ursa 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 Ursa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0759, Longitude: -91.3668 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.875 degrees. |
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