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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 Braidwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braidwood 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 Braidwood:
- 41.267646, -88.217432
- 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 Braidwood
- 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 Braidwood is near Grundy County and also Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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 Braidwood
Communities Also Named Braidwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Braidwood.
Within Illinois, the name Braidwood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Braidwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Braidwood is located in Le Flore County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Braidwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Braidwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braidwood ...
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.
- Carbon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Divine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Eileen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eileen is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Gaslight Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Pebble Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Resthaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Resthaven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
How Far From Braidwood 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 city such as Braidwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Braidwood and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braidwood to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 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 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braidwood) 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 Braidwood 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 Braidwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2676, Longitude: -88.2174 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.824 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.688 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.029 degrees. |
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