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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 Carillon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carillon 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 Carillon:
- 41.634722, -88.133611
- 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 Carillon
- 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 Carillon is near Cook County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Carillon
Communities Also Named Carillon ...
We found one communities that are also named Carillon.
Within Illinois, the name Carillon is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Carillon in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Carillon lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carillon that is located in Will County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carillon ...
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.
- Cider Creek
(3 miles [4.8 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Harvest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harvest Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
- Heritage Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Place
(Less than 2 miles 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- Honeytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Honeytree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
- Indian Boundary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Malibu Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Pepper Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Quail Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Romeo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Romeoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saddle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Spangler Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Sugar Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Brook is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
- Vintage Harvest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
- Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Winding Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
- Wolf Creek Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
How Far From Carillon 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 Carillon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carillon 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 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Carillon 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 613 miles [986.5 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carillon) 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 Carillon 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 Carillon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6347, Longitude: -88.1336 In this case, the coordinates for Carillon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.769 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.677 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.884 degrees. |
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