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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 Buena Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buena Park 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 Buena Park:
- 41.958512, -87.649786
- 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 Buena Park
- 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 Buena Park is near DuPage County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Buena Park
Communities Also Named Buena Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Buena Park.
Within Illinois, the name Buena Park is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Orange County
- This Buena Park is located in Orange County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<1> to the west of the Buena Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Buena Park.
- Wisconsin
- Racine County
- This Buena Park is located in Racine County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Buena Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Buena Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buena Park ...
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.
- Bricktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bricktown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- California Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- Cedar Lawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fifty Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
- Gold Coast
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gold Coast is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rogers Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Summerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Swedentown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
How Far From Buena Park 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 Buena Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buena Park and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Buena Park to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Park) 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 Buena Park 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 Buena Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9585, Longitude: -87.6498 In this case, the coordinates for Buena Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.447 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.355 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.552 degrees. |
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