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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 Fort Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Hill 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Fort Hill

Communities Also Named Fort Hill ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Fort Hill.

Within Illinois, the name Fort Hill is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield 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 Connecticut community of Fort Hill [Litchfield County].
    • Maine
      • York 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 Maine community of Fort Hill [York County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth County
      • This Fort Hill is located in Plymouth County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 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 Plymouth County community of Fort Hill.
    • 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
      • Polk County
      • This Fort Hill is located in Polk County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fort Hill.
    • 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
      • Providence County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Fort Hill [Providence County].
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens 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 South Carolina community of Fort Hill [Pickens County].
    • 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
      • Kanawha County
      • This Fort Hill is located in Kanawha County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Fort Hill that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Fort Hill.

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)
    • Ferndale is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Fox Lake Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
  • Gages Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grayslake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harris Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harris Corners is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
  • Holiday Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Idlewild
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Idlewild is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
  • Island Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
  • Ivanhoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Island is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
  • Lake Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Corner is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
  • Lake Villa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Long Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Long Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Lotus Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
    • Round Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Round Lake Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Lake Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Third Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Thornfield is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
    • Venetian Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Venetian Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Williams Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park

How Far From Fort Hill 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 '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- Fort Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Fort Hill 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 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).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.752 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.757 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.673 degrees.