Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colonial Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colonial Gardens
- 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 Gardens:
- 41.973087, -87.775338
- 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 Colonial Gardens
- 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 Colonial Gardens is near DuPage County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Colonial Gardens ...
We found seven communities that share the name Colonial Gardens.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Colonial Gardens.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Winnebago County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Winnebago County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Winnebago County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Madison County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Baltimore County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Colonial Gardens.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex 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 Jersey community of Colonial Gardens [Middlesex County].
- Ocean County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Ocean County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the east of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Harris County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Colonial Gardens.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Colonial Gardens is located in Putnam County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Colonial Gardens that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Colonial Gardens.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial Gardens ...
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.
- California Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Edison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Grayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Lincolnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
- Lincolnwood is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnwood <4>
- Martin Luther
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
- Park Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Ridge <4>
- Portage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Ravenswood Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Six Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Swedentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
- Whiskey Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
How Far From Colonial Gardens 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 Colonial Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Gardens and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Gardens to Chicago, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colonial Gardens. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9731, Longitude: -87.7753 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gardens 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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.53 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.452 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.61 degrees. |