Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coventry Creek:
  • 42.214466, -88.995936
  • 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 Coventry Creek

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Coventry Creek is near Boone County and also Ogle 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 Ogle 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 Coventry Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coventry Creek ...

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.

• Cherry Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Cheyenne Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cheyenne Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Heights
• Coreys Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coreys Bluff is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coreys Bluff
• Indian Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Irene
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irene is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
• Motor Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Motor Heights is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor Heights
• Panorama Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
• Prairie View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie View is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
• Ruby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Silver Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills

How Far From Coventry Creek 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 Coventry Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Coventry Creek to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, 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 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'