Take several measurements and average them. The best way is to count the number of steps you need to walk a known distance, such as a football field, which is 300 feet. Divide the number of steps you need to cover the 300 feet. For 100 steps, the step length would be three feet.he best way is to count the number of steps you need to walk a known distance, such as a football field, which is 300 feet. Divide the number of steps you need to cover the 300 feet.
In the eagle's beak there is a banner with the state motto, State Sovereignty, National Union.. The dates on the seal, 1818 and 1868, represent the year Illinois became a state and the year in which the Great Seal was redesigned by Sharon Tyndale. Although State Sovereignty comes first in the motto, State is at the bottom and Sovereignty is upside-down.
420| 2017-2018 ILLINOIS BLUE BOOK OFFICIAL STATE SYMBOLS The official state symbols of the State of Illinois are designated by Acts of the General Assembly. Great Seal of Illinois The first seal used in what is now Illinois was that of the Northwest Territory in 1788. The Seal of the Illinois Territory followed in 1809. After Illinois gained statehood in December 1818, the