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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 Countryside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Countryside 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 Countryside:
- 41.663641, -88.448962
- 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 Countryside
- 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 Kendall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Since Countryside is near Kane County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Countryside
Communities Also Named Countryside ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Countryside.
There are three communities within Illinois that are also named Countryside.
Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Cook County
- This Countryside is located in Cook County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Countryside.
- Kane 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 Illinois community of Countryside [Kane County].
- Lake 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 Illinois community of Countryside [Lake County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Countryside is located in Jefferson County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Countryside.
- Florida
- Pinellas 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 Florida community of Countryside [Pinellas County].
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Countryside is located in Johnson County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Countryside.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Countryside is located in Charles County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Countryside.
- Howard County
- This Countryside is located in Howard County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east southeast of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Countryside.
- Washington County
- This Countryside is located in Washington County and lies 576 miles [927 km] to the east of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Countryside.
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- This Countryside is located in Middlesex County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the east of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Countryside.
- Missouri
- Platte 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 Missouri community of Countryside [Platte County].
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Countryside is located in Knox County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Countryside.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Countryside is located in Loudoun County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Countryside that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Countryside.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Countryside ...
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.
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Kentland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kentland is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Knob Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Little Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Pavillion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pavillion is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
- Sandwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
How Far From Countryside 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 Countryside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Countryside and extending to:
- Yorkville, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Countryside 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 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- Countryside) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Countryside 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 Countryside 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 Countryside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6636, Longitude: -88.4490 In this case, the coordinates for Countryside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.92 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.032 degrees. |
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