Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arbor Creek:
  • 41.578889, -88.176389
  • 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 Arbor Creek

• 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Since Arbor Creek is near Cook County and also Kendall 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 Kendall 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 Arbor Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Creek ...

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.

• Crystal Lawns
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
• Erin
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Erin is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Fox Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Grand Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Haven is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
• Grand Prairie
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Pheasant Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Pleasant Knoll
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
• Prairie Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Riverwalk
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverwalk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Spangler Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
• Squires Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Squires Mill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
• Sunset Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
• Vintage Harvest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
• Winding Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Winding Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arbor Creek and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Arbor Creek to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'