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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 Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Meadows and the surrounding area.
- 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 Meadows:
- 41.418333, -87.723889
- 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 Country Meadows
- 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 Country Meadows is near Cook County and also Kankakee 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 Kankakee 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 Country Meadows
Communities Also Named Country Meadows ...
We found nine communities that are also named Country Meadows.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Country Meadows.
Beyond Illinois, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Adams County
- This Country Meadows is located in Adams County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Country Meadows.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Country Meadows is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Country Meadows.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Country Meadows is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the south of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Country Meadows.
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Country Meadows is located in Genesee County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Country Meadows.
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Country Meadows is located in Forsyth County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Country Meadows.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Country Meadows is located in Wood County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Country Meadows.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Country Meadows is located in Davis County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the west of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Country Meadows.
- Salt Lake County
- This Country Meadows is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km] to the west of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Meadows.
- Weber County
- This Country Meadows is located in Weber County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km] to the west of the Country Meadows that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Country Meadows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Meadows ...
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.
- Claus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claus is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus
- Crete
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Flossmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
- Park Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Country Meadows 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 Country Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Meadows and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Meadows to Joliet, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Country Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Meadows 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 Country Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4183, Longitude: -87.7239 In this case, the coordinates for Country Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.337 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.744 degrees. |
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