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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 Colonial Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres:
    • 41.572778, -87.990833
    • 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 Colonial Acres
  • 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Since Colonial Acres is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Colonial Acres

Communities Also Named Colonial Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Colonial Acres.

Within Illinois, the name Colonial Acres is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Lee County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colonial Acres.
    • California
      • Sacramento County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Colonial Acres [Sacramento County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sussex County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Harford County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Harford County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wicomico County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Barnstable County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Colonial Acres.
    • New York
      • Albany County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Colonial Acres [Albany County].
      • Westchester County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Westchester County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Colonial Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Lee County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Wayne County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wayne County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Wood County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Putnam County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sullivan County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Colonial Acres.
      • Sumner County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Sumner County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the south southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Colonial Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Colonial Acres is located in Prince William County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Acres that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Colonial Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Acres ...

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.

  • Broken Arrow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Broken Arrow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Cherry Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Homer Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <3>
  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marley is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  • Meadowview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowview is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pebble Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Pine Needle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Needle is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rolling Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
    • Shady Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Spring Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Thunder Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
    • Twin Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Whispering Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Colonial Acres to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 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 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colonial Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Colonial Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Colonial Acres 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 Colonial Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5728, Longitude: -87.9908       In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.56 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.831 degrees.