Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Flowerfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flowerfield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flowerfield

• 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 Flowerfield:
  • 41.867252, -88.033955
  • 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 Flowerfield

• 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 Flowerfield is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Flowerfield

Communities Also Named Flowerfield ...

We found one communities that are also named Flowerfield.

Within Illinois, the name Flowerfield is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Flowerfield in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Saint Joseph County
    • This Flowerfield is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east of the Flowerfield that is located in DuPage County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Flowerfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flowerfield ...

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.

• Churchville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Churchville is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
• Cloverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Downers Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <2>
• Fullersburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
• Geneva Road
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Geneva Road is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Road
• Hillside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hillside is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <2>
• Jewell Road
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jewell Road is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Road
• Mammoth Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
• Saddlewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Saddlewood is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Swift
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Swift is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift

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

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

• Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the West.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Flowerfield 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 613 miles [986.5 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'