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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 Wendel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wendel 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 Wendel:
- 41.533089, -89.210087
- 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 Wendel
- 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 Bureau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bureau County
- Since Wendel is near La Salle County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Wendel
Communities Also Named Wendel ...
We found three communities that are also named Wendel.
Within Illinois, the name Wendel is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lassen County
- This Wendel is located in Lassen County and lies 1,611 miles [2,592.7 km]<1> to the west of the Wendel that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Wendel.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- This Wendel is located in Westmoreland County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east of the Wendel that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Wendel.
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Wendel is located in Taylor County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wendel that is located in Bureau County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Wendel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wendel ...
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.
- Cherry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Ladd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Peterstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peterstown is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
- Sublette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk Bluff is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk Bluff
- Triumph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Wendel 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 Wendel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wendel and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Bureau County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wendel to Princeton, 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wendel) 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 Wendel 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 Wendel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5331, Longitude: -89.2101 In this case, the coordinates for Wendel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.486 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.482 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.446 degrees. |
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