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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 Garfields, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garfields 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 Garfields:
- 41.913088, -87.731724
- 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 Garfields
- 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 Garfields 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 Garfields
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garfields ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bricktown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- California Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- Fifty Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
- Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Grayland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Humboldt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Lincoln Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Little Sicily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sicily is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sicily
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood Courts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martin Luther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Portage Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Ravenswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
- Six Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Swede Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swede Town is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
- Swedentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
- Whiskey Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
How Far From Garfields 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 Garfields to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garfields 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 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Garfields to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Garfields) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garfields 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 Garfields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9131, Longitude: -87.7317 In this case, the coordinates for Garfields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.501 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.606 degrees. |
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