Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Calumet Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calumet Heights and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Calumet Heights

• 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 Calumet Heights:
  • 41.731675, -87.573187
  • 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 Calumet Heights

• 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 Calumet Heights is near Lake County and also Will 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 Will 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 Calumet Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calumet Heights ...

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.

• Grand Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
• Honeymoon Row
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
• Irondale ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Irondale is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Italian Bowery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
• Pierces Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pierces Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
• Poverty Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Stony Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stony Island is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Island
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stony Island
  • From Calumet Heights to Stony Island
• Woodlawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Calumet Heights 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 Calumet Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Calumet Heights and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Calumet Heights to Chicago, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'