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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chicago Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chicago Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chicago Park:
- 39.111549, -120.948426
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Chicago Park
- 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 Placer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Placer County
- Since Chicago Park is near Nevada County and also El Dorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Open the eBird sighting report for El Dorado 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Chicago Park
Communities Also Named Chicago Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Chicago Park.
There is one other community in California that is also named Chicago Park.
Beyond California.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Nevada County
- This Chicago Park is located in Nevada County and lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chicago Park that is located in Placer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Chicago Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chicago Park ...
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.
- Cape Horn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cape Horn is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Horn
- Eden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Valley is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Illinoistown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Illinoistown is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoistown
- Iowa Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Plumtree Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumtree Crossing is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumtree Crossing
- Secret Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shady Glen is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Glen
How Far From Chicago Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chicago Park 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<3> community of Chicago Park once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Chicago Park and extending to:
- Auburn, which is the Seat of Placer County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chicago Park to Auburn, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,332 miles [3,753 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,068 miles [12,984.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,117 miles [9,844.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chicago Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chicago Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Chicago Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chicago Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1115, Longitude: -120.9484 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.906 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.253 degrees. |
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