Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Villa Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Grove and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Villa Grove
- 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 Villa Grove:
- 39.865030, -88.160428
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Villa Grove
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Villa Grove is near Champaign County and also Vermilion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Villa Grove ...
We found two communities that share the name Villa Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Villa Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Saguache County
- This Villa Grove is located in Saguache County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the west of the Villa Grove that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saguache County community of Villa Grove.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Villa Grove is located in Lycoming County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Villa Grove that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Villa Grove.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Grove ...
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.
- Block
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Chicken Bristle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Ficklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hindsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsboro
- Hindsboro is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hindsboro <3>
- Hugo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Jimtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <3>
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
How Far From Villa Grove 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 city such as Villa Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Villa Grove and extending to:
- Tuscola, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Villa Grove 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Villa Grove: www.villagrove.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8650, Longitude: -88.1604 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Villa Grove to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.433 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.381 degrees. |