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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 Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island 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 Island:
- 37.443620, -87.145299
- 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 Island
- 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 McLean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLean County
- Since Island is near Ohio County and also Muhlenberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg 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 Island
Communities Also Named Island ...
We found nineteen communities that are also named Island.
Within Kentucky, the name Island is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This Island is located in Sebastian County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Island.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Island is located in New Castle County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Island.
- Sussex County
- This Island is located in Sussex County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the east of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Island.
- Florida
- Osceola 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 Florida community of Island [Osceola County].
- Illinois
- Lawrence 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 Illinois community of Island [Lawrence County].
- Kansas
- Neosho 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 Kansas community of Island [Neosho County].
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Island [Iberville Parish].
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- This Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Island.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Island is located in Worcester County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Island.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Island is located in Saint Louis County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Island.
- New York
- New York 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 New York community of Island [New York County].
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This Island is located in Mahoning County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Island.
- Ontario
- This Island lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- Oregon
- Clackamas 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 Oregon community of Island [Clackamas County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton 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 Pennsylvania community of Island [Clinton County].
- Texas
- Galveston 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 Texas community of Island [Galveston County].
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Island [Madison County].
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Island is located in Windsor County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Island that is located in McLean County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Island.
- Virginia
- Goochland 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 Virginia community of Island [Goochland County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island ...
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.
- Buttonsberry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buttonsberry is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonsberry
- Centertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Equality
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lynn City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Moorman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moorman is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Smallhous
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
How Far From Island 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 city such as Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Island and extending to:
- Calhoun, which is the Seat of McLean County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Island to Calhoun, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Island 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Island 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 Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4436, Longitude: -87.1453 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.067 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.535 degrees. |
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