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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 Clarendon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clarendon Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Clarendon Hills:
    • 41.798138, -87.956914
    • 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 Clarendon Hills
  • 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 Clarendon Hills ...

We found one communities that share the name Clarendon Hills.

Within Illinois, the name Clarendon Hills is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Clarendon Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Suffolk County
      • This Clarendon Hills is located in Suffolk County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Clarendon Hills that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Clarendon Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clarendon Hills ...

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.

  • Countryside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Countryside <3>
  • Downers Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Flowerfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
    • Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
  • Fullersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
    • Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
  • Gary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Cook County
  • Heather Sound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
    • Heather Sound is located in Will County
  • Hillside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Head Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
    • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
  • Lace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
    • Lace is located in DuPage County
  • Mammoth Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mammoth Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
    • Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
  • McCook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • McCook is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <3>
  • Willow Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <3>
  • Willowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <3>

How Far From Clarendon Hills 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 village such as Clarendon Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clarendon Hills and extending to:

  • Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Clarendon Hills to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about 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 608 miles [978.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Clarendon Hills: www.clarendon-hills.il.us/

The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clarendon Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clarendon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7981, Longitude: -87.9569       In this case, the coordinates for Clarendon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Clarendon Hills 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 314.651 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.566 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.75 degrees.




 

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