Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blackhawk Estates:
  • 41.562500, -88.003056
  • 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 Blackhawk Estates

• 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 Blackhawk Estates is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Blackhawk Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blackhawk Estates ...

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.

• Broken Arrow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Broken Arrow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
• Cherry Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Cinnamon Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Deer Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deer Run is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Doctor Parker Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Lockport
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <1>
• Pine Needle
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Needle is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
• Rolling Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
• Shady Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
• Thunder Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Blackhawk Estates 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 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 606 miles [975.3 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'