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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 Crestwood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestwood Acres 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 Crestwood Acres:
    • 41.932529, -89.149543
    • 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 Crestwood Acres
  • 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
    • Since Crestwood Acres is near Lee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Crestwood Acres

Communities Also Named Crestwood Acres ...

We found three communities that are also named Crestwood Acres.

Within Illinois, the name Crestwood Acres is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Crestwood Acres is located in Harford County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east of the Crestwood Acres that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Crestwood Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Crestwood Acres is located in Hamilton County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crestwood Acres that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Crestwood Acres.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Crestwood Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<1> to the west of the Crestwood Acres that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Crestwood Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestwood Acres ...

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.

  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Carthage is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Flagg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Flagg is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
  • Flagg Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
  • Hickory Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Honey Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Kings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Lost Nation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Oregon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Crestwood Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crestwood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestwood Acres and extending to:

  • Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crestwood Acres to Oregon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the south (S). 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 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crestwood Acres) 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 Crestwood Acres 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 Crestwood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9325, Longitude: -89.1495       In this case, the coordinates for Crestwood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.448 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.494 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.307 degrees.