Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chinatown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinatown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chinatown
- 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 Chinatown:
- 41.851700, -87.629218
- 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 Chinatown
- 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 Chinatown is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Chinatown ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Chinatown.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Chinatown.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This Chinatown is located in Alameda County and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the west of the Chinatown that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Chinatown.
- Amador County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Amador County].
- Mono County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Mono County].
- San Francisco County
- This Chinatown is located in San Francisco County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km] to the west of the Chinatown that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of Chinatown.
- Santa Clara County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chinatown [Santa Clara County].
- Hawaii
- This Chinatown lies 4,246 miles [6,833.3 km]<1> to the west of the Chinatown that is located in Cook County.
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- Although located in Suffolk County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Chinatown.
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinatown ...
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.
- Bronzeville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronzeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
- Bronzeville is located in Cook County
- Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Film Row
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Forestville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Cook County
- Fuller Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Fuller Park is located in Cook County
- Grand Boulevard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Boulevard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
- Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
- Grant Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Cook County
- Harbor Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Square
- Harbor Square is located in Cook County
- Lake Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
- Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
- Locks
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
- New Patch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Park Row
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Prairie Courts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Courts
- Prairie Courts is located in Cook County
- Prairie Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Shores
- Prairie Shores is located in Cook County
- Shantytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shantytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
- Shantytown is located in Cook County
- Streeterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeterville
- Streeterville is located in Cook County
- Swede Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Whiskey Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Row have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row
- Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
- Park Row
How Far From Chinatown 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 Chinatown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chinatown and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Chinatown 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chinatown. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chinatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chinatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8517, Longitude: -87.6292 In this case, the coordinates for Chinatown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chinatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Chinatown 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 314.434 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.325 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.573 degrees. |