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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 Varna, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Varna 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 Varna:
- 41.037169, -89.225510
- 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 Varna
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since Varna is near Putnam County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Varna
Communities Also Named Varna ...
We found three communities that are also named Varna.
Within Illinois, the name Varna 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 ...
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This Varna is located in Tompkins County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Varna that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of Varna.
- Ontario
- This Varna lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Varna that is located in Marshall County.
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This Varna is located in Columbia County and lies 1,477 miles [2,377 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Varna that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Varna.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Varna ...
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.
- Evans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Indian Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Spring is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Spring
- Low Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Low Point is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Varna 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 village such as Varna to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Varna and extending to:
- Lacon, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Varna to Lacon, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 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 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 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- Varna) 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 Varna 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 Varna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0372, Longitude: -89.2255 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.586 degrees. |
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