Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fort Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fort Hill
- 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 Fort Hill:
- 42.335133, -88.112014
- 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 Fort Hill
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Fort Hill is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Fort Hill.
Within Illinois, the name Fort Hill is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New York
- Genesee County
- This Fort Hill is located in Genesee County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<2> to the east of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Fort Hill.
- Ontario County
- This Fort Hill is located in Ontario County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km] to the east of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Fort Hill.
- Suffolk County
- This Fort Hill is located in Suffolk County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Fort Hill.
- Wayne County
- This Fort Hill is located in Wayne County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Fort Hill.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery 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 Fort Hill [Montgomery County].
- Somerset County
- This Fort Hill is located in Somerset County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Fort Hill.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Caroline 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 Virginia community of Fort Hill [Caroline County].
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Fort Hill [Henrico County].
- Lynchburg City
- This Fort Hill is located in Lynchburg City and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Fort Hill.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Hill ...
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.
- Ferndale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fox Lake Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <5>
- Grayslake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <5>
- Harris Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Holiday Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Island Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ivanhoe
- From Fort Hill to Ivanhoe
- Kings Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Lake Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
- Lake Corner is located in Lake County
- Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lake Villa
- From Fort Hill to Lake Villa
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- Long Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lotus Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotus Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
- Round Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <5>
- Round Lake Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
- Round Lake Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Heights is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Heights <5>
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Third Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <5>
- Thornfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Venetian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Williams Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park
- Williams Park is located in Lake County
- Long Lake
How Far From Fort Hill 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 Fort Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Hill and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Hill to Waukegan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Fort Hill 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3351, Longitude: -88.1120 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fort Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.752 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.757 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.673 degrees. |