Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gold Coast:
  • 41.906699, -87.625331
  • 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 Gold Coast

• 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 Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast

Communities Also Named Gold Coast ...

We found one communities that are also named Gold Coast.

Within Illinois, the name Gold Coast is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Gold Coast in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Gold Coast is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Gold Coast that is located in Cook County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gold Coast.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Coast ...

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.

• Fifty Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
• Film Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Film Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Film Row
• Harbor Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Square
• Lincoln Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Little Hell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Hell is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Little Sicily
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Little Sicily is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sicily
• Park Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Park Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Row
• Shantytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shantytown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
• Streeterville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Streeterville is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeterville
• Swede Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Swede Town is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
• Towertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Towertown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towertown

How Far From Gold Coast to ...

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

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

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Gold Coast 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 593 miles [954.3 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 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'