Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Danway:
  • 41.432532, -88.691740
  • 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 Danway

• 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
  • Since Danway is near Grundy County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Danway

Communities Also Named Danway ...

We found one communities that are also named Danway.

Within Illinois, the name Danway is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Danway in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Chambers County
    • This Danway is located in Chambers County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Danway that is located in La Salle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Danway.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Danway ...

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.

• Catharine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Catharine is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
• Central
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Central is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Fields of Saratoga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
• Freedom Centre ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Freedom Centre is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Centre
• Heatherfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Lisbon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Reed Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Crossing
• Stockdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Stoneyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneyville is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneyville
• Sulphur Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs

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

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

• Ottawa, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Danway to Ottawa, with an average speed<2> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'