Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Lawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Lawn and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Lawn
- 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 Cedar Lawn:
- 41.965865, -87.657278
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cedar Lawn
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Cedar Lawn is near DuPage County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedar Lawn ...
We found three communities that share the name Cedar Lawn.
Within Illinois, the name Cedar Lawn is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Lawn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cedar Lawn.
- Washington County
- This Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County and lies 540 miles [869 km] to the east southeast of the Cedar Lawn that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Lawn.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cedar Lawn [Henrico County].
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Lawn ...
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.
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Bricktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - California Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lincoln Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
- Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Ravenswood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
- Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
- Rogers Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Summerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Swedentown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
How Far From Cedar Lawn 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 Cedar Lawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Lawn and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Lawn 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Lawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Lawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9659, Longitude: -87.6573 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Cedar Lawn could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cedar Lawn to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.451 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.362 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.554 degrees. |