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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 Goeselville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goeselville 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 Goeselville:
    • 41.624200, -87.785051
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Goeselville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goeselville ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
  • Beverly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Cook County
  • Bridgeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
    • Bridgeview is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeview <2>
  • Chickasaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
  • Dawn Wood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
  • Derby Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
  • Derby Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Parker Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
  • Equestrian Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
    • Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
  • Evergreen Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Flossmoor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flossmoor
    • Flossmoor is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flossmoor <2>
  • Fox Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
    • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Harvey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hazel Green
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
      • Hazel Green is located in Cook County
    • Hickory Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
      • Hickory Hills is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hills <2>
    • Homer Glen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
      • Homer Glen is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
      • Homer Glen has also been known as:
      • Homer Glen village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
    • Hometown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Homewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Justice
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
      • Marley is located in Will County
    • Meadowview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview is located in Will County
    • Mount Greenwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
      • Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
    • Pebble Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
      • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
    • Robbins
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sag Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sag Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
      • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
    • Spaniel Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaniel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
      • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
    • Spring Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Will County
    • Twin Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
    • Worth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worth <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Goeselville and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goeselville to Chicago, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goeselville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Goeselville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goeselville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6242, Longitude: -87.7851       In this case, the coordinates for Goeselville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Goeselville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.538 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.412 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.715 degrees.




 

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