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39.480683, -90.486765
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We found seventeen communities that share the name Wilmington.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Wilmington.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Illinois ...
Will County
This Wilmington is located in Will County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Wilmington.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Walker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Wilmington [Walker County].
California
Los Angeles County
This Wilmington is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Wilmington.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Wilmington is located in New Castle County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the east of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Wilmington.
Georgia
Chatham County
This Wilmington is located in Chatham County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Wilmington.
Indiana
Dearborn County
This Wilmington is located in Dearborn County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Wilmington.
Kansas
Wabaunsee County
This Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabaunsee County community of Wilmington.
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
This Wilmington is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,025 miles [1,649.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Wilmington.
Minnesota
Houston County
This Wilmington is located in Houston County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the north of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Wilmington.
New York
Essex County
This Wilmington is located in Essex County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Wilmington.
North Carolina
New Hanover County
This Wilmington is located in New Hanover County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Wilmington.
Ohio
Clinton County
This Wilmington is located in Clinton County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the east of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Wilmington.
Holmes County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Wilmington.
Tuscarawas County
This community is historic and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Wilmington.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Wilmington is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Wilmington.
Vermont
Windham County
This Wilmington is located in Windham County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Wilmington.
Virginia
Fluvanna County
This Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the east of the Wilmington that is located in Greene County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Wilmington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilmington ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Wilmington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilmington and extending to:
Carrollton, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilmington to Carrollton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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- Wilmington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilmington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4807, Longitude: -90.4868 In this case, the coordinates for Wilmington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Wilmington could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilmington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Wilmington to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.294 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.125 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.587 degrees.