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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 State Line City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to State Line City 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 State Line City:
- 40.197408, -87.527077
- 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 State Line City
- 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 State Line City is near Vermilion County and also Vermillion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion 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 State Line City
Curious and Interesting Names Near State Line City ...
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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Flat Iron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Iron is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron
- Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Grape Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Hartshorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartshorn is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Hillery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Himrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Himrod is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himrod
- Kellyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romine Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romine Corner is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Corner
- Tree Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
How Far From State Line City 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 town such as State Line City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in State Line City and extending to:
- Williamsport, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from State Line City to Williamsport, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 78 miles [125.5 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 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 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 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- State Line City) 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 State Line City 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 State Line City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1974, Longitude: -87.5271 In this case, the coordinates for State Line City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.364 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.011 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.99 degrees. |
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