Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Avanti Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avanti Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Avanti Ridge

• 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 Avanti Ridge:
  • 42.136389, -87.885278
  • 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 Avanti Ridge

• 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since Avanti Ridge is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Avanti Ridge ...

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.

• Ancient Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
  • Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Arrowhead is located in Cook County
• Birch Pond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
  • Birch Pond is located in Cook County
• Covenant Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
  • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
• Cozy Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
  • Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
• Edgewood Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
  • Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
• Fair Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
  • Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
• Fox Hedge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hedge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hedge
  • Fox Hedge is located in Cook County
• Garden Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
  • Garden Court is located in Cook County
• Heathercrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathercrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
  • Heathercrest is located in Cook County
• Indian Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
  • Indian Ridge is located in Cook County
• Mallard Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
  • Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
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  • Maple Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
  • Meadow Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
    • Meadow Green is located in Cook County
  • Pheasant Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
    • Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
  • Regency Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
    • Regency Place is located in Cook County
  • Riverwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
    • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <2>
  • Royal Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
    • Royal Court is located in Cook County
  • Sanders Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
    • Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
  • Sanders Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
    • Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
  • Solar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
    • Solar Grove is located in Cook County
  • Sportmans Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
    • Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
  • Stonebrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Stonebrook is located in Cook County
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate is located in Cook County
  • Summerhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Summerhill is located in Cook County
  • Sunset Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
    • Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
  • Willow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Creek is located in Cook County

How Far From Avanti Ridge 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 Avanti Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Avanti Ridge and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avanti Ridge to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avanti Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov