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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 Country Club Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Hills 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 Country Club Hills:
    • 41.563515, -87.723744
    • 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 Country Club Hills
  • 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 Country Club Hills ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Country Club Hills.

Within Illinois, the name Country Club Hills is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the south of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Bulloch County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Bulloch County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Richmond County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the south southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Saint Louis County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southwest of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Country Club Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Craven County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Onslow County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Onslow County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Rowan County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Rowan County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Wake County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Wake County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Wilkes County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Country Club Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Country Club Hills.
      • Fairfax City
      • This Country Club Hills is located in Fairfax City and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east southeast of the Country Club Hills that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax City community of Country Club Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club Hills ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
  • Crete
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <3>
  • Flossmoor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flossmoor
    • Flossmoor is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flossmoor <3>
  • Globe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Globe is located in Cook County
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Cook County
  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
    • Hazel Green is located in Cook County
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
    • Indian Hill is located in Cook County
  • Mount Greenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
    • Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
  • Park Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Robbins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • University Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <3>
  • Worth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worth <3>

How Far From Country Club Hills 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 city such as Country Club Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Hills and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Country Club Hills to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Club Hills. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Club Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Club Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5635, Longitude: -87.7237       In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Country Club Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.497 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.357 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.703 degrees.




 

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