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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 Forestville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forestville 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 Forestville:
    • 41.812534, -87.611994
    • 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 Forestville
  • 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 Forestville is near Lake County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Forestville

Communities Also Named Forestville ...

We found 23 communities that are also named Forestville.

Within Illinois, the name Forestville is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Forestville is located in Sonoma County and lies 1,862 miles [2,996.6 km]<1> to the west of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Forestville.
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This Forestville is located in Hartford County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Forestville.
      • Tolland 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 Connecticut community of Forestville [Tolland County].
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Forestville is located in Delaware County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Forestville.
    • Kentucky
      • Hart County
      • This Forestville is located in Hart County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Forestville.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Forestville is located in Prince George's County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Forestville.
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • This Forestville is located in Marquette County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the north of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Forestville.
      • Sanilac County
      • This Forestville is located in Sanilac County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km] to the east northeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Forestville.
    • Minnesota
      • Fillmore County
      • This Forestville is located in Fillmore County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Forestville.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Forestville is located in Chautauqua County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Forestville.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Forestville is located in Wake County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Forestville.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Forestville is located in Hamilton County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forestville.
    • Ontario
      • This Forestville lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Forestville is located in Butler County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Forestville.
      • Chester County
      • This Forestville is located in Chester County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Forestville.
      • Jefferson 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 Pennsylvania community of Forestville [Jefferson County].
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Forestville is located in Schuylkill County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the east of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Forestville.
      • Sullivan 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 Pennsylvania community of Forestville [Sullivan County].
    • Quebec
      • 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 Quebec community of Forestville.
    • South Dakota
      • Codington 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 South Dakota community of Forestville [Codington County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Forestville [Fairfax County].
      • Shenandoah County
      • This Forestville is located in Shenandoah County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Forestville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Door County
      • This Forestville is located in Door County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north of the Forestville that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Forestville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forestville ...

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.

  • Back of the Yards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
  • Bronzeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bronzeville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
  • Chinatown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chinatown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
  • Ducktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ducktown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Film Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Film Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Film Row
  • Fuller Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
  • Grand Boulevard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
  • Grand Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grand Crossing is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
  • Grant Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grant Village is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Harbor Square
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbor Square is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Square
  • Lake Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
  • Locks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Locks is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • New City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • New City is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
    • New Patch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • New Patch is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
    • Park Row
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Park Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Row
    • Poverty Row
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Poverty Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
    • Prairie Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Courts is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Courts
    • Prairie Shores
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Prairie Shores is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Shores
    • Whiskey Row
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Forestville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forestville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Forestville 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 591 miles [951.1 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 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forestville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 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 Forestville 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>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 Forestville 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 Forestville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8125, Longitude: -87.6120       In this case, the coordinates for Forestville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.422 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.307 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.576 degrees.