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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 Deer Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake:
    • 42.150303, -88.099799
    • 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 Deer Lake
  • 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since Deer Lake is near Lake County and also Kane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane 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 Deer Lake

Communities Also Named Deer Lake ...

We found ten communities that are also named Deer Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Deer Lake is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Charlevoix County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Lake County].
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Deer Lake [Marquette County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Deer Lake lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,088 miles [1,751 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Deer Lake.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Deer Lake lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
    • Ontario
      • This Deer Lake lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Fayette County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Deer Lake.
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east of the Deer Lake that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Deer Lake.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Deer Lake [Stevens County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Lake ...

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.

  • Ancient Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Beaver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bishops Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Deer Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deer Chase is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lake Zurich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Long Grove Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
  • Park Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Park Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Pepper Tree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ponds
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
    • Prairie Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Quail Run is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quentin Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
    • Ravens Wing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
    • Squires
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Squires is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Tall Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Tall Trees
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Tall Trees is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees

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

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Lake to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Deer Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1503, Longitude: -88.0998       In this case, the coordinates for Deer Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.723 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.72 degrees.