Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Garibaldi Square, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garibaldi Square and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Garibaldi Square

• 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 Garibaldi Square:
  • 41.873644, -87.664220
  • 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 Garibaldi Square

• 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 Garibaldi Square 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 Garibaldi Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garibaldi Square ...

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.

• Bronzeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bronzeville is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
• Chinatown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chinatown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
• Ducktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ducktown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
• Fifty Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
• Film Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Film Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Film Row
• Gold Coast
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Coast is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
• Harbor Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harbor Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Square
• Humboldt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Humboldt Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
• Lake Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
• Lincoln Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Little Hell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hell is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Little Sicily
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Sicily is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sicily
  • Locks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Locks is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks
  • Maplewood Courts
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
  • Mount Pleasant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • New Patch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Patch is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
  • Park Row
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Park Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Row
  • Prairie Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Courts is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Courts
  • Prairie Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Shores is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Shores
  • Shantytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shantytown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
  • Streeterville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Streeterville is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeterville
  • Swede Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Swede Town is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
  • Towertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Towertown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towertown
  • Whiskey Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row

How Far From Garibaldi Square to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garibaldi Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Garibaldi Square and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Garibaldi Square 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 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 595 miles [957.6 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 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'