Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Altgeld Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Altgeld Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Altgeld Gardens
- 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 Altgeld Gardens:
- 41.654479, -87.601990
- 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 Altgeld Gardens
- 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 Altgeld Gardens is near Lake County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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 Altgeld Gardens ...
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.
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Evergreen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen Park <2>
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Grand Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Harvey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Harvey is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,109 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <2>
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <2>
- Honeymoon Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeymoon Row have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
- Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
- Irondale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Italian Bowery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Bowery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
- Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
- Mount Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
- Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Pierces Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
- Pierces Park is located in Cook County
- Robbins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <2>
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Stony Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
- Stony Island is located in Cook County
- Italian Bowery
How Far From Altgeld Gardens 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 Altgeld Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Altgeld Gardens and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Altgeld Gardens to Chicago, 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altgeld Gardens. 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
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altgeld Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altgeld Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6545, Longitude: -87.6020 In this case, the coordinates for Altgeld Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Altgeld Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.416 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.277 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |