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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 Godley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Godley 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 Godley:
- 41.238486, -88.245175
- 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 Godley
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Godley is near Grundy County and also Kankakee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee 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 Godley
Communities Also Named Godley ...
We found one communities that are also named Godley.
Within Illinois, the name Godley is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Godley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Johnson County
- This Godley is located in Johnson County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Godley that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Godley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Godley ...
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.
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blair is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Braidwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Claypool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Divine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Divine is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine
- Eileen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eileen is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Gaslight Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Pebble Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Resthaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Resthaven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Godley 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 Godley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Godley and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Godley to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking 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 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Godley) 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 Godley 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 Godley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2385, Longitude: -88.2452 In this case, the coordinates for Godley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.842 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.05 degrees. |
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