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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 Aptakisic, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aptakisic 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 Aptakisic:
- 42.182660, -87.947659
- 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 Aptakisic
- 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 Aptakisic is near Cook County and also Kane 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 Kane 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 Aptakisic
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aptakisic ...
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 Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Buffalo Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Diamond Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Edgewood Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Forest Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Half Day
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Herons Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hidden Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Highview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake View Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
- Long Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Grove Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Melody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Melody is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Pepper Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Pheasant Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Ponds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rambling Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Regency Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Riverwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sanders Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Sportmans Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Staples Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Tall Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
How Far From Aptakisic 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 community such as Aptakisic to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aptakisic and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aptakisic to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 188 miles [302.6 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 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Aptakisic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Aptakisic 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 Aptakisic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1827, Longitude: -87.9477 In this case, the coordinates for Aptakisic have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.643 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.635 degrees. |
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