Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brentwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brentwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brentwood
- 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 Brentwood:
- 42.152803, -88.048130
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brentwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Brentwood is near Lake County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brentwood ...
We found 52 communities that share the name Brentwood.
Within Illinois, the name Brentwood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 50 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Brentwood is located in Blount County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Brentwood.
- Houston County
- This Brentwood is located in Houston County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Brentwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Brentwood.
- Arkansas
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<1> to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Brentwood.
- Los Angeles County
- This Brentwood is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km] to the west of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Brentwood.
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Brentwood is located in Duval County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Brentwood.
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Brentwood [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Brentwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brentwood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Brentwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Brentwood.
- Dougherty County
- This Brentwood is located in Dougherty County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Brentwood.
- Newton County
- This Brentwood is located in Newton County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Brentwood.
- Wayne County
- This Brentwood is located in Wayne County and lies 792 miles [1,274.6 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Brentwood.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Brentwood is located in Johnson County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Brentwood.
- Madison County
- This Brentwood is located in Madison County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Brentwood.
- Kentucky
- Green County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Brentwood [Green County].
- Hopkins County
- This Brentwood is located in Hopkins County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Brentwood.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Brentwood is located in Frederick County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Brentwood.
- Prince George's County
- This Brentwood is located in Prince George's County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Brentwood.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Brentwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Brentwood.
- Edgecombe County
- This Brentwood is located in Edgecombe County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Brentwood.
- Lee County
- This Brentwood is located in Lee County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Brentwood.
- Lenoir County
- This Brentwood is located in Lenoir County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenoir County community of Brentwood.
- Pitt County
- This Brentwood is located in Pitt County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Brentwood.
- Wake County
- This Brentwood is located in Wake County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Brentwood.
- Nova Scotia
- This Brentwood lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Lake County
- This Brentwood is located in Lake County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Brentwood.
- Lawrence County
- This Brentwood is located in Lawrence County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Brentwood.
- Ontario
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Brentwood is located in Allegheny County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Brentwood.
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Brentwood [Lancaster County].
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Brentwood is located in Charleston County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Brentwood.
- Greenville County
- This Brentwood is located in Greenville County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Brentwood.
- Orangeburg County
- This Brentwood is located in Orangeburg County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Brentwood.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamblen County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Brentwood.
- Hamilton County
- This Brentwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 512 miles [824 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Brentwood.
- Knox County
- This Brentwood is located in Knox County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the south southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Brentwood.
- Montgomery County
- This Brentwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Brentwood.
- Washington County
- This Brentwood is located in Washington County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Brentwood.
- Williamson County
- This Brentwood is located in Williamson County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the south of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brentwood.
- Virginia
- Chesapeake City
- This Brentwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Brentwood.
- Chesterfield County
- This Brentwood is located in Chesterfield County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Brentwood.
- Norfolk City
- This Brentwood is located in Norfolk City and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Brentwood.
- Roanoke City
- This Brentwood is located in Roanoke City and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the southeast of the Brentwood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Brentwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brentwood ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Bishops Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Deer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Deer Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
- Herons Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Hidden Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Pepper Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
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- Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Prairie Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Quentin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quentin Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Ravens Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Squires
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Staples Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Tall Trees
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Trees have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Ponds
How Far From Brentwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brentwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brentwood 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 Brentwood to Chicago, with an average speed<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brentwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brentwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brentwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1528, Longitude: -88.0481 In this case, the coordinates for Brentwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Brentwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Brentwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.711 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.684 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.694 degrees. |