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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 Buffalo Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buffalo Grove 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 Buffalo Grove:
    • 42.151415, -87.959794
    • 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 Buffalo Grove
  • 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 Buffalo Grove ...

We found one communities that share the name Buffalo Grove.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Buffalo Grove.

Beyond Illinois.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Ogle County
      • This Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west of the Buffalo Grove that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Buffalo Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Buffalo Grove ...

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.

  • Ancient Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
    • Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
  • Arrowhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Cook County
  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
  • Bishops Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
    • Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
  • Cozy Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
    • Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
  • Edgewood Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
    • Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
  • Garden Court
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
    • Garden Court is located in Cook County
  • Half Day
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Day have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
    • Half Day is located in Lake County
  • Heathercrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathercrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
    • Heathercrest is located in Cook County
  • Herons Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
    • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
  • Hidden Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
    • Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
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    • Indian Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Long Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
      • Long Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <3>
    • Long Grove Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
      • Meadowridge is located in Lake County
    • Pepper Tree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
      • Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
    • Pheasant Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
      • Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
    • Ponds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
      • Ponds is located in Lake County
    • Prairie Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
    • Prairie View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
    • Quentin Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quentin Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
      • Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
    • Rambling Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
      • Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
    • Regency Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
      • Regency Place is located in Cook County
    • Riverwoods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
      • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <3>
    • Sanders Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
      • Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Sanders Prairie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
      • Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
    • Sportmans Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
      • Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
    • Staples Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
      • Staples Corner is located in Cook County
    • Stonegate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
      • Stonegate is located in Cook County
    • Summerhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
      • Summerhill is located in Cook County
    • Tall Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County

How Far From Buffalo Grove 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 village such as Buffalo Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Grove to Waukegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 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 615 miles [989.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 from Point A (ie- Buffalo Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buffalo Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1514, Longitude: -87.9598       In this case, the coordinates for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Buffalo Grove 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 314.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.616 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.65 degrees.