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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 Bull Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bull Valley 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 Bull Valley:
- 42.303269, -88.342309
- 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 Bull Valley
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Bull Valley is near Lake County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Bull Valley
Communities Also Named Bull Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Bull Valley.
Within Illinois, the name Bull Valley is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Bull Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Washington County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Bull Valley [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bull Valley ...
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.
- Crystal Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Gardens is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Gardens
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Vista is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Vista
- Emerald Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Park is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Park
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Riverstream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverstream is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverstream
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Sunrise Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Ridge is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Ridge
- Terra Cotta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Wonder Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wonder Center is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
- Wonder Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
How Far From Bull Valley 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 Bull Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bull Valley and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bull Valley to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bull Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Bull Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bull Valley 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 Bull Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3033, Longitude: -88.3423 In this case, the coordinates for Bull Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.906 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.928 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.798 degrees. |
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