Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altorf:
  • 41.190310, -87.962269
  • 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 Altorf

• 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
  • Since Altorf is near Will County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Altorf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altorf ...

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.

• Aroma Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <1>
• Dickeys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
• Flickerville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
• Greenwich
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
• Indian Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Irwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
• Limestone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Otto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Otto is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pilot Center ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
• Resthaven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Resthaven is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
• Union Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Altorf and extending to:

• Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Altorf to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'