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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 Dunham Castle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunham Castle 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 Dunham Castle:
- 41.952250, -88.271465
- 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 Dunham Castle
- 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 Dunham Castle is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Dunham Castle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunham Castle ...
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.
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Deer Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fair Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Five Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Happy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
- Homeward Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Illinois Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Middlecreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Ontarioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Pheasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Prince Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossing is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossing
- Rainbow Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Redgate Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Wildrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
How Far From Dunham Castle 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 Dunham Castle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dunham Castle and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dunham Castle 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 626 miles [1,007.4 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunham Castle) 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 Dunham Castle 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 Dunham Castle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9522, Longitude: -88.2715 In this case, the coordinates for Dunham Castle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.86 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.826 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.863 degrees. |
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