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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 Cambridge Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Place 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 Cambridge Place:
- 41.631111, -88.166111
- 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 Cambridge Place
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Cambridge Place is near Kendall County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Cambridge Place
Communities Also Named Cambridge Place ...
We found two communities that are also named Cambridge Place.
Within Illinois, the name Cambridge Place is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Cambridge Place is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cambridge Place that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cambridge Place.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Cambridge Place is located in Anderson County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cambridge Place that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Cambridge Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge Place ...
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.
- Champion Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Champion Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
- Cider Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Crystal Lawns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Grand Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Harvest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvest Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
- Heritage Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Hickory Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- High Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- Indian Boundary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Liberty Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Malibu Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Normantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Normantown is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Pepper Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Tree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Prairie Ponds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverbend is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Riverwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Romeoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saddle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Spangler Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Vintage Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
- Wheatland Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
- Wheatland Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
- Winding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Wolf Creek Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
How Far From Cambridge Place 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 Cambridge Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Place and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cambridge Place to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge Place) 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 Cambridge Place 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 Cambridge Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6311, Longitude: -88.1661 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.901 degrees. |
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