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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 Eagle Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eagle 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 Eagle Lake:
    • 41.366979, -87.551983
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Eagle Lake
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Eagle Lake ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Eagle Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Eagle Lake is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Polk County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Polk County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Eagle Lake [Kosciusko County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Eagle Lake [Cass County].
      • Oakland 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 Eagle Lake [Oakland County].
      • Van Buren 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 Eagle Lake [Van Buren County].
    • Minnesota
      • Blue Earth County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blue Earth County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Eagle Lake [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Eagle Lake [Essex County].
    • Ontario
      • This Eagle Lake lies 523 miles [841.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
    • Texas
      • Colorado County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Eagle Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Eagle Lake is located in Racine County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Eagle Lake that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Eagle Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle 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.

  • Cedar Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <4>
  • Claus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus
    • Claus is located in Will County
  • Cook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Crete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <4>
  • Crown Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dyer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
  • Hartsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsdale
    • Hartsdale is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Indian Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill
    • Indian Hill is located in Cook County
  • Liberty Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Lincoln Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
    • Lincoln Village is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Orchard Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
    • Orchard Grove is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Park Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Polk
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Will County
    • Shady Lawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
      • Shady Lawn is located in Lake County (IN)
    • University Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <4>
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Will County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <4>

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Lake to Joliet, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 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 580 miles [933.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eagle Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- Eagle Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eagle Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3670, Longitude: -87.5520       In this case, the coordinates for Eagle Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Eagle 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Eagle Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.384 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.20 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.675 degrees.




 

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