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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 Acorn Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Acorn Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Acorn Acres:
    • 42.219468, -88.093412
    • 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 Acorn Acres
  • 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Acorn Acres is near Cook County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Acorn Acres

Communities Also Named Acorn Acres ...

We found two communities that are also named Acorn Acres.

Within Illinois, the name Acorn Acres is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Acorn Acres is located in Rockingham County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<1> to the east of the Acorn Acres that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Acorn Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Suffolk City
      • This Acorn Acres is located in Suffolk City and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Acorn Acres that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Acorn Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acorn Acres ...

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 Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Copperfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Echo Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Echo Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Heather Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
  • Highview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Highview is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Lake Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lake Corner is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
  • Lake View Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
  • Lake Zurich
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pheasant Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Run is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Thornfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Thornfield is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
    • Timber Trails
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Timber Trails is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
    • White Birch Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes

How Far From Acorn Acres 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 Acorn Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Acorn Acres and extending to:

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Acorn Acres to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • 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 623 miles [1,002.6 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acorn Acres) 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>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 Acorn Acres 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 Acorn Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2195, Longitude: -88.0934       In this case, the coordinates for Acorn Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.74 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.727 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.697 degrees.