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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 Chatsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth:
- 40.753238, -88.294962
- 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 Chatsworth
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Chatsworth is near Ford County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Chatsworth
Communities Also Named Chatsworth ...
We found five communities that are also named Chatsworth.
Within Illinois, the name Chatsworth is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the west of the Chatsworth that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Chatsworth.
- Georgia
- Murray County
- This Chatsworth is located in Murray County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chatsworth that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Chatsworth.
- Iowa
- Sioux County
- This Chatsworth is located in Sioux County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chatsworth that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sioux County community of Chatsworth.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Chatsworth is located in Burlington County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east of the Chatsworth that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Chatsworth.
- Ontario
- This Chatsworth lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chatsworth that is located in Livingston County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatsworth ...
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.
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cereal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cereal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Leonard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leonard is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piper City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Risk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Risk is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risk
- Rugby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
How Far From Chatsworth 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 town such as Chatsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chatsworth and extending to:
- Pontiac, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chatsworth to Pontiac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east (E). 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 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chatsworth) 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 Chatsworth 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 Chatsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7532, Longitude: -88.2950 In this case, the coordinates for Chatsworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.208 degrees. |
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