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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:
- 41.980948, -89.595128
- 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Since Buffalo Grove is near Carroll County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 ...
- Lake County
- This Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east of the Buffalo Grove that is located in Ogle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake 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.
- Eagle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Elkhorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grand Detour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingdom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingdom is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
- Lincoln Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lost Nation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
- Maryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Polo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Woodland Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodland Shores is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Shores
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 community 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:
- Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Buffalo Grove to Oregon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 151 miles [243 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 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- 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: 41.9809, Longitude: -89.5951 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.747 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.843 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.517 degrees. |
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