Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Century East:
  • 41.423611, -87.975833
  • 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 Century East

• 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 Century East is near Cook County and also Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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 Century East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Century East ...

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.

• Brisbane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brisbane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
• Broken Arrow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Broken Arrow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
• Cherry Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Forest Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Lincolnwood Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincolnwood Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood Hills
• Marley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Marley is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Michigan Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Michigan Beach is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
• Pine Needle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pine Needle is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
• Rockdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
• Rolling Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
• Thunder Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Century East 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 Century East to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Century East to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 602 miles [968.8 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'