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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 Van Burensburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Van Burensburg 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 Van Burensburg:
- 39.036156, -89.279521
- 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 Van Burensburg
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Van Burensburg is near Fayette County and also Bond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bond 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 Van Burensburg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Burensburg ...
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.
- Bluff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Elm Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Point is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hookdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hookdale is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookdale
- Jimtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Mulberry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paisley Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paisley Corners is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisley Corners
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
How Far From Van Burensburg 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 community such as Van Burensburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Van Burensburg and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Van Burensburg to Hillsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Van Burensburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Van Burensburg 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 Van Burensburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0362, Longitude: -89.2795 In this case, the coordinates for Van Burensburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.485 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.135 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.12 degrees. |
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