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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 Derby Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Derby Meadows 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 Derby Meadows:
- 41.633889, -87.917500
- 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 Derby Meadows
- 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 Derby Meadows 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 Derby Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Derby Meadows ...
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.
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Chickasaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chickasaw is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Cinnamon Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Dawn Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dawn Wood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
- Derby Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Derby Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
- Doctor Parker Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
- Equestrian Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
- Erin Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Erin Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
- Fox Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Homer Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Run Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
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- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Sag Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
- Spaniel Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
- Twin Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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 south)
- Twin Lakes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Derby Meadows 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 Derby Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Derby Meadows and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Derby Meadows to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 603 miles [970.4 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 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Derby Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Derby Meadows 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 Derby Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6339, Longitude: -87.9175 In this case, the coordinates for Derby Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.778 degrees. |
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