Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Colvin Park:
  • 42.138080, -88.783428
  • 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 Colvin Park

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Colvin Park is near Boone County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Colvin Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colvin Park ...

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.

• Charter Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
• Cherry Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
• Clare
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clare is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <1>
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Garden Prairie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Garden Prairie is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Prairie
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Prairie <1>
• Herbert
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Indian Trails
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Trails is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
• Irene
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Irene is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Prairie View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie View is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
• Reeds Crossing ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Reeds Crossing is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing

How Far From Colvin Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Colvin Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sycamore, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colvin Park to Sycamore, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 655 miles [1,054.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'