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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 Romine Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romine Corner 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 Romine Corner:
- 40.141982, -87.433070
- 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 Romine Corner
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Romine Corner is near Fountain County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fountain County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermillion 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 Romine Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romine Corner ...
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.
- Belgium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Flat Iron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Iron is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Grape Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Himrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Himrod is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
- Hunter Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter Corner is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Corner
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rob Roy is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Stone Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Tree Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
How Far From Romine Corner 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 Romine Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Romine Corner and extending to:
- Williamsport, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Romine Corner to Williamsport, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Romine Corner) 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 Romine Corner 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 Romine Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1420, Longitude: -87.4331 In this case, the coordinates for Romine Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.303 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.961 degrees. |
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