Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleaverville:
  • 41.826978, -87.605328
  • 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 Cleaverville

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since Cleaverville is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cleaverville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleaverville ...

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 west)
  • Bronzeville is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
• Chinatown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chinatown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• Film Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Film Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Film Row
• Forestville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forestville is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
• Fuller Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
• Grand Boulevard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
• Grant Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grant Village is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
• Harbor Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harbor Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Square
• Lake Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
• New City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New City is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• New Patch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New Patch is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
• Park Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Park Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Row
• Prairie Courts
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Prairie Courts is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Courts
• Prairie Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Prairie Shores is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Shores

How Far From Cleaverville 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 Cleaverville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cleaverville and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• 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 Cleaverville to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'