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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 Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossing 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 Crossing:
- 41.719167, -88.175000
- 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 Crossing
- 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 Crossing is near DuPage County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Crossing
Communities Also Named Crossing ...
We found three communities that are also named Crossing.
Within Illinois, the name Crossing is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Lassen County
- This Crossing is located in Lassen County and lies 1,672 miles [2,690.8 km]<1> to the west of the Crossing that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Crossing.
- Maine
- Piscataquis County
- This Crossing is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crossing that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Crossing.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- This Crossing is located in Esmeralda County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the west of the Crossing that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Esmeralda County community of Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossing ...
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.
- Champion Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Champion Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
- Cider Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Heatherstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heatherstone is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Heritage Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
- Hickory Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- High Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Indian Boundary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Old Sawmill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Sawmill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
- Pepper Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pepper Tree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Quail Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
- River Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rivermist
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rivermist is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Saddle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Stillwater
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stillwater is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Wheatland Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
- Wheatland View
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheatland View is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
- Willow Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Woodleaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodleaf is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Crossing 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 Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crossing and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crossing to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crossing 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 Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7192, Longitude: -88.1750 In this case, the coordinates for Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.796 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.881 degrees. |
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