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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 Weedman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weedman 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 Weedman:
- 40.281423, -88.603120
- 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 Weedman
- 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 De Witt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for De Witt County
- Since Weedman is near McLean County and also Piatt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Piatt 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 Weedman
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weedman ...
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.
- Arrowsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Combs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Combs is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Empire is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Farmer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Harpster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpster is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpster
- Harris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Le Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lodge is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Lotus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
How Far From Weedman 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 Weedman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weedman and extending to:
- Clinton, which is the Seat of De Witt County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Weedman to Clinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weedman) 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 Weedman 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 Weedman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2814, Longitude: -88.6031 In this case, the coordinates for Weedman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.07 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.483 degrees. |
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