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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 Glen Oak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak:
    • 41.881696, -88.039233
    • 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 Glen Oak
  • 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
    • Since Glen Oak is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Glen Oak

Communities Also Named Glen Oak ...

We found three communities that are also named Glen Oak.

Within Illinois, the name Glen Oak is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Glen Oak is located in Charles County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Glen Oak that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Glen Oak.
    • Ontario
      • This Glen Oak lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Glen Oak that is located in DuPage County.
    • Wisconsin
      • Marquette County
      • This Glen Oak is located in Marquette County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Glen Oak that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Glen Oak.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Glen Oak ...

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.

  • Churchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchville is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Downers Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flowerfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
  • Geneva Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Geneva Road is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Road
  • Jewell Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jewell Road is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Road
  • Mammoth Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mammoth Springs is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Springs
  • Saddlewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Saddlewood is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Swift
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Swift is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift

How Far From Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Glen Oak and extending to:

  • Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Glen Oak 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 613 miles [986.5 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glen Oak) 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 Glen Oak 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 Glen Oak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8817, Longitude: -88.0392       In this case, the coordinates for Glen Oak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.64 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.767 degrees.