Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dawn Wood:
  • 41.627222, -87.947500
  • 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 Dawn Wood

• 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 Dawn Wood is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Dawn Wood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dawn Wood ...

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.

• Chickasaw
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chickasaw is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
• Cinnamon Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
• Derby Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Derby Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
• Derby Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
• Doctor Parker Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
• Erin Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Erin Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
• Fox Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
• Homer Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
  • Homer Glen has also been known as:
  • Homer Glen village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
• Long Run Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
• Meadowview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pebble Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
• Spring Creek Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
• Twin Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Twin Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
• Twin Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dawn Wood to Joliet, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 604 miles [972 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'