Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Logansport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Logansport and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Logansport
- 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 Logansport:
- 38.105881, -88.423381
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Logansport
- 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Logansport is near White County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Wayne 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Logansport ...
We found seven communities that share the name Logansport.
Within Illinois, the name Logansport is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Cass County
- This Logansport is located in Cass County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Logansport that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Logansport.
- Iowa
- Boone County
- This Logansport is located in Boone County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Logansport that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Logansport.
- Kansas
- Logan County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Logan County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Logansport.
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Logansport is located in Butler County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Logansport that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Logansport.
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- This Logansport is located in De Soto Parish and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Logansport that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the De Soto Parish community of Logansport.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Logansport [Armstrong County].
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Logansport is located in Marion County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Logansport that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Logansport.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Logansport ...
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.
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
- Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Hoodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jamestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Nipper Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nipper Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipper Corner
- Nipper Corner is located in Hamilton County
- Springer Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Station
- Springer Station is located in White County
- Stokes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Tuckers Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Corners
- Tuckers Corners is located in Hamilton County
How Far From Logansport to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Logansport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Logansport once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Logansport and extending to:
- McLeansboro, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Logansport to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Logansport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Logansport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1059, Longitude: -88.4234 In this case, the coordinates for Logansport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Logansport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Logansport 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. |
| <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 Logansport to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.902 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.335 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.949 degrees. |