Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Channahon:
  • 41.419607, -88.264877<1>
  • 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 Channahon

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Channahon is near Will County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Channahon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Channahon ...

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.

• Birds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Birds is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
• Carbon Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carbon Hill is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Claypool
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Claypool is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
• Divine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Divine is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
• Eileen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eileen is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
• Gaslight Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaslight Village is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
• Hunt Club
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunt Club is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Oak Lane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Lane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
• Pebble Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pebble Beach is also located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rock Run Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Run Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
  • Sand Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sand Ridge is also located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Springwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Springwood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
  • Sunset Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
  • Vintage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vintage is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
  • White Willow ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • White Willow is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

How Far From Channahon 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 included the distance from a village such as Channahon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Channahon and extending to:

• Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Channahon 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>