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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 Channel Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake:
- 42.478631, -88.137586
- 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 Channel Lake
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Channel Lake is near Kenosha County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Channel Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Channel Lake ...
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.
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Grass Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Kings Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Lake Catherine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Loon Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Lotus Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Paddock Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Round Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
How Far From Channel Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Channel Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Channel Lake and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Channel Lake to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Channel Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Channel Lake 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 Channel Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4786, Longitude: -88.1376 In this case, the coordinates for Channel Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.768 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees. |
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