Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ustick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ustick and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ustick

• 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 Ustick:
  • 41.883917, -89.992066
  • 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 Ustick

• 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 Whiteside County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside County
  • Since Ustick is near Carroll County and also Clinton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinton 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 Ustick

Communities Also Named Ustick ...

We found one communities that are also named Ustick.

Within Illinois, the name Ustick is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Ustick in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Idaho
    • Ada County
    • This Ustick is located in Ada County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ustick that is located in Whiteside County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ada County community of Ustick.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ustick ...

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.

• Fair Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
• Garden Plain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Plain is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
• Ideal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ideal is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
• Little Oklahoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Oklahoma is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
• Oliver
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliver is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
• Round Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Round Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
• Spring Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
• Unionville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Unionville is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• White Pigeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon

How Far From Ustick 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 Ustick to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ustick and extending to:

• Morrison, which is the Seat of Whiteside County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ustick to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,267 miles [10,085.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,898 miles [7,882.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'