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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 Donny Hill Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Donny Hill 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 Donny Hill Meadows:
- 41.853639, -88.455078
- 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 Donny Hill 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Donny Hill Meadows is near DeKalb County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Donny Hill Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Donny Hill 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.
- Blackberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackberry Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Woods
- Bonnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Burning Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Foxfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foxfield is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Happy Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
- Heaton Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heaton Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
- Heritage West
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage West is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
- High Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Indian Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Kaneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mary Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
- Mooseheart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Native Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Native Prairie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
- Rainbow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Randall Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randall Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
- Spring Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Green is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Still Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Still Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanner Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods
How Far From Donny Hill Meadows to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Donny Hill 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 Donny Hill Meadows and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Donny Hill Meadows to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Donny Hill 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 Donny Hill 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 Donny Hill Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8536, Longitude: -88.4551 In this case, the coordinates for Donny Hill Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.983 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.952 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.982 degrees. |
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