Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Claypool Woods:
  • 41.344199, -88.400067
  • 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 Claypool Woods

• 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 Claypool Woods is near Kendall County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Claypool Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Claypool Woods ...

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.

• Carbon Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
• Claypool
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Claypool is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
• Coal City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal City is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <1>
• Divine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Divine is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
• Eileen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eileen is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
• Fields of Saratoga
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
• Gaslight Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
• Heatherfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Pebble Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
• Sand Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Stockdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Willow Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Claypool Woods 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 community such as Claypool Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Claypool Woods 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 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 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'