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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 Downers Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove:
- 41.808896, -88.011104
- 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 Downers Grove
- 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Since Downers Grove is near Will County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Downers Grove
Communities Also Named Downers Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Downers Grove.
Within Illinois, the name Downers Grove is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Downers Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Jones County
- This Downers Grove is located in Jones County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Downers Grove that is located in DuPage County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Downers Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Downers Grove ...
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.
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Countryside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flowerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Fullersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Heather Sound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heather Sound is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
- Heritage Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Hillside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Home Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Home Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
- Indian Head Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Ivanhoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Jewell Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Road is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Road
- Lace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mammoth Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
- Saddlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saddlewood is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Stonegate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Swift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Walnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Downers Grove 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 village such as Downers Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Downers Grove and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Downers Grove to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 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 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Downers Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Downers Grove 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 Downers Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8089, Longitude: -88.0111 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.687 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.774 degrees. |
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