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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 East Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Side 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 East Side:
    • 41.706490, -87.535293
    • 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 East Side
  • 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Since East Side is near Lake County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 East Side

Communities Also Named East Side ...

We found 21 communities that are also named East Side.

Within Illinois, the name East Side is unique.

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

In addition to the above occurrences of East Side, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa 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 Alabama community of East Side [Tuscaloosa County].
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This East Side is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,790 miles [2,880.7 km]<2> to the west of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of East Side.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • Although located in Hartford County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of East Side.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This East Side is located in Hillsborough County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of East Side.
    • Georgia
      • Whitfield 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 Georgia community of East Side [Whitfield County].
    • Louisiana
      • Calcasieu Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of East Side [Calcasieu Parish].
      • Vernon Parish
      • This East Side is located in Vernon Parish and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of East Side.
    • Mississippi
      • Perry County
      • This East Side is located in Perry County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the south of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of East Side.
    • New York
      • Broome 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 New York community of East Side [Broome County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This East Side lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
    • Ohio
      • Mahoning County
      • This East Side is located in Mahoning County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the east of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of East Side.
    • Oklahoma
      • Washington 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 Oklahoma community of East Side [Washington County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Carbon County
      • This East Side is located in Carbon County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<2> to the east of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of East Side.
      • Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of East Side [Philadelphia County].
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This East Side is located in Carter County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of East Side.
      • Dickson County
      • This East Side is located in Dickson County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the south of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of East Side.
    • Texas
      • Dawson 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 Texas community of East Side [Dawson County].
      • Panola 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 Texas community of East Side [Panola County].
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This East Side is located in Kanawha County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the East Side that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of East Side.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dane 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 Wisconsin community of East Side [Dane County].
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Australia
      • Distance: 9,753 miles [15,695.9 km]<2> to the west northwest
      • Open a Google Map centered on East Side

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Side ...

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.

  • Grand Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Honeymoon Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
  • Indiana Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Harbor
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Irondale is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Italian Bowery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Italian Bowery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Bowery
  • Pierces Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierces Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Park
  • Poverty Row
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
  • Roseland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roseland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Stony Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From East Side 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 East Side to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from East Side to Chicago, with an average speed<3> 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 172 miles [276.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 585 miles [941.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 East Side 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Side) 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 East Side 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 East Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7065, Longitude: -87.5353    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.372 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.234 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.569 degrees.