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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 Cache Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cache Lake 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 Cache Lake:
    • 41.644475, -88.011170
    • 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 Cache Lake
  • 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 Cache Lake is near Will County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Cache Lake

Communities Also Named Cache Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named Cache Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Cache Lake is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Cache Lake in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Cache Lake is located in Clay County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cache Lake that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cache Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cache Lake ...

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.

  • Chickasaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Dawn Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deer Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Erin Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Erin Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
  • Fox Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Honeytree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Honeytree is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
  • Long Run Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
  • Pebble Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Romeo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Romeo is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Shady Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
  • Spring Creek Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
  • Twin Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Twin Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
  • Whispering Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Cache Lake to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cache Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cache Lake to Chicago, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 607 miles [976.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Cache Lake) 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 Cache Lake 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 Cache Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6445, Longitude: -88.0112       In this case, the coordinates for Cache Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.688 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.585 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.821 degrees.