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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 Barrington Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barrington Woods and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Barrington Woods:
    • 42.152248, -88.055908
    • 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 Barrington Woods
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since Barrington Woods is near Lake County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Barrington Woods

Communities Also Named Barrington Woods ...

We found two communities that are also named Barrington Woods.

Within Illinois, the name Barrington Woods is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Barrington Woods is located in Howard County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barrington Woods that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Barrington Woods.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This Barrington Woods is located in Stafford County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Barrington Woods that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Barrington Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Barrington Woods ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bishops Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Deer Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Chase is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
  • Deer Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Lake is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Herons Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hidden Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
  • Long Grove Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
  • Meadowridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadowridge is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
  • Park Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Park Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pepper Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
    • Ponds
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ponds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
    • Prairie Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quentin Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
    • Ravens Wing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
    • Squires
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Squires is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Staples Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Staples Corner is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
    • Tall Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Tall Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Tall Trees is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Barrington Woods and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Barrington Woods to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 183 miles [294.5 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 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Barrington Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Barrington Woods 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 Barrington Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1522, Longitude: -88.0559       In this case, the coordinates for Barrington Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.689 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.698 degrees.