|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Galewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Galewood 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 Galewood:
- 41.923643, -87.792837
- 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 Galewood
- 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 Galewood is near DuPage County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Galewood
Communities Also Named Galewood ...
We found three communities that are also named Galewood.
Within Illinois, the name Galewood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Galewood is located in New Castle County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the east of the Galewood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Galewood.
- Michigan
- Kent County
- This Galewood is located in Kent County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Galewood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Galewood.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Galewood is located in Knox County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Galewood that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Galewood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Galewood ...
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.
- Bricktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bricktown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- California Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Edison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edison is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Martin Luther
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ravenswood Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Six Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Stone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiskey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
How Far From Galewood 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 Galewood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Galewood and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- 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 Galewood 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 602 miles [968.8 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Galewood 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 Galewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9236, Longitude: -87.7928 In this case, the coordinates for Galewood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.633 degrees. |
|
|