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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 Fox River Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox River Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fox River Grove:
- 42.195710, -88.214672
- 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 Fox River Grove
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Fox River Grove is near Lake County and also Cook 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 Cook 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 Fox River Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox River Grove ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Carpentersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deer Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Echo Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Island Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Lake Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Corner is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
- Lake Zurich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Prairie Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Quail Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Ski Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ski Hill is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Hill
- Squires
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Tall Trees
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
- Thornfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Timber Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Tower Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Trout Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Williams Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park
How Far From Fox River Grove 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 village such as Fox River Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fox River Grove and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fox River Grove to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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 182 miles [292.9 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 628 miles [1,010.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fox River Grove) 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 Fox River Grove 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 Fox River Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1957, Longitude: -88.2147 In this case, the coordinates for Fox River Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.822 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.816 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.765 degrees. |
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