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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 Crest Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crest Hill 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 Crest Hill:
- 41.555853, -88.097077
- 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 Crest Hill
- 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 Crest Hill is near Cook County and also Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Crest Hill
Communities Also Named Crest Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Crest Hill.
There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Crest Hill.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Crest Hill in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Saint Clair County
- This Crest Hill is located in Saint Clair County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crest Hill that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Crest Hill.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crest Hill that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Crest Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crest Hill ...
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.
- Broken Arrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broken Arrow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lawns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Lockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Michigan Beach is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
- Pine Needle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Needle is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
- Pleasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockdale Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Squires Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Winding Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Crest Hill 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 Crest Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crest Hill and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Crest Hill to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 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 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crest Hill) 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 Crest Hill 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 Crest Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5559, Longitude: -88.0971 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.745 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.889 degrees. |
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