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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 Diamond Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Diamond 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 Diamond Lake:
    • 42.244468, -88.010076
    • 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 Diamond 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Since Diamond Lake is near Cook County and also McHenry 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 McHenry 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 Diamond Lake

Communities Also Named Diamond Lake ...

We found ten communities that are also named Diamond Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Diamond Lake is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Diamond Lake [Hartford County].
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko 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 Indiana community of Diamond Lake [Kosciusko County].
      • Noble 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 Indiana community of Diamond Lake [Noble County].
    • Michigan
      • Cass 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 Diamond Lake [Cass County].
      • Newaygo 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 Diamond Lake [Newaygo County].
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Diamond Lake [Hennepin County].
    • Ontario
      • This Diamond Lake lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Diamond Lake that is located in Lake County.
    • Oregon
      • Douglas County
      • This Diamond Lake is located in Douglas County and lies 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Diamond Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Diamond Lake.
      • Klamath 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 Oregon community of Diamond Lake [Klamath County].
    • Washington
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Diamond Lake is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Diamond Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Diamond Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Diamond 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bushs Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
  • Cedar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Copperfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Copperfield is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Echo Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Echo Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Forest Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Half Day
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Half Day is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
  • Heather Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
  • Herons Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
  • Hickory Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Highview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Highview is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Lake View Highlands
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
    • Libertyville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Meadowridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadowridge is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
    • Pheasant Knolls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
    • Prairie Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Rambling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
    • Tall Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Thornfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Thornfield is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
    • Timber Trails
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Trails is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
    • White Birch Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes

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

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

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Diamond Lake to Waukegan, with an average speed<4> 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 190 miles [305.8 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 619 miles [996.2 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 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Diamond 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Diamond 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 Diamond 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 Diamond Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2445, Longitude: -88.0101       In this case, the coordinates for Diamond Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.685 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.667 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.648 degrees.