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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 Aspen Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aspen Meadows 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 Aspen Meadows:
- 41.562500, -88.233056
- 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 Aspen Meadows
- 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 Aspen Meadows is near Grundy County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Aspen Meadows
Communities Also Named Aspen Meadows ...
We found two communities that are also named Aspen Meadows.
Within Illinois, the name Aspen Meadows is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Boulder County
- This Aspen Meadows is located in Boulder County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west of the Aspen Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Aspen Meadows.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Aspen Meadows is located in Sussex County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Aspen Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Aspen Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aspen Meadows ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Fox Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Harvest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harvest Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
- Hunt Club
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunt Club is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Pheasant Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spangler Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Squires Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Vintage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vintage is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
- Vintage Harvest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
- Winding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Aspen Meadows 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 Aspen Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aspen Meadows and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Aspen Meadows 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 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aspen Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Aspen Meadows 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 Aspen Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5625, Longitude: -88.2331 In this case, the coordinates for Aspen Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.835 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.742 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.954 degrees. |
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