Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aux Sable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aux Sable and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aux Sable
- 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 Aux Sable:
- 41.394753, -88.328676
- 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 Aux Sable
- 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Since Aux Sable is near Will County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Will County
- eBird sighting report for Kendall 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aux Sable ...
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.
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Claypool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Divine
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Eileen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Fields of Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields of Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
- Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
- Gaslight Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Heatherfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
- Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
- Pebble Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Sand Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Willow Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
How Far From Aux Sable 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 Aux Sable to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aux Sable and extending to:
- Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aux Sable to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aux Sable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Aux Sable) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aux Sable. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3948, Longitude: -88.3287 In this case, the coordinates for Aux Sable have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Aux Sable to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.898 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.791 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.048 degrees. |