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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Buffalo Grove
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Buffalo Grove is near Cook County and also Kane 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 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Buffalo Grove
Communities Also Named Buffalo Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Buffalo Grove.
There is one other community in Illinois that 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)
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bishops Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cozy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Edgewood Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Garden Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Half Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Heathercrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Herons Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Long Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Grove Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Pepper Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Ponds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Quentin Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Rambling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Regency Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Riverwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Sportmans Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Staples Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Tall Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
How Far From Buffalo Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buffalo Grove) 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 Buffalo Grove 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.652 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.65 degrees. |
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