Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wayne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wayne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wayne
- 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 Wayne:
- 41.950612, -88.242505
- 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 Wayne
- 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Since Wayne is near Kane County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kane County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Wayne ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Wayne.
Within Illinois, the name Wayne is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Wayne lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wayne that is located in DuPage County.
- Arizona
- California
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Wayne is located in Barry County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wayne that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Wayne.
- Jackson 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 Missouri community of Wayne [Jackson County].
- Montana
- Cascade County
- This Wayne is located in Cascade County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wayne that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Wayne.
- Chouteau 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 Montana community of Wayne [Chouteau County].
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Ashtabula County
- This Wayne is located in Ashtabula County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the east of the Wayne that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Wayne.
- Scioto County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Scioto County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Wayne.
- Wayne 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 Ohio community of Wayne [Wayne County].
- Wood County
- This Wayne is located in Wood County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the east of the Wayne that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Wayne.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wayne ...
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.
- Bonnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Five Island Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Kane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,674 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
- Geneva Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Road
- Geneva Road is located in DuPage County
- Middlecreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Ontarioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontarioville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Pheasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Prince Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prince Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossing
- Prince Crossing is located in DuPage County
- Rainbow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
- Redgate Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgate Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- River Grange Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Grange Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Wildrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Wildrose Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildrose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
How Far From Wayne to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Wayne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wayne and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wayne to Wheaton, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wayne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9506, Longitude: -88.2425 In this case, the coordinates for Wayne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Wayne 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> | 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 Wayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Wayne 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 314.841 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.804 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.849 degrees. |