Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Goodrich, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goodrich and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Goodrich
- 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 Goodrich:
- 41.108921, -88.058104
- 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 Goodrich
- 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Since Goodrich is near Ford County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ford County
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Goodrich ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Goodrich.
Within Illinois, the name Goodrich is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Genesee County
- This Goodrich is located in Genesee County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Goodrich that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Genesee County community of Goodrich.
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Lake County].
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Manistee County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Marquette County].
- Mason County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Mason County].
- Oceana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Goodrich [Oceana County].
- New York
- North Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodrich ...
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.
- Dickeys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Flickerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Pilot Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
- Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hill <4>
How Far From Goodrich 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 community such as Goodrich to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goodrich and extending to:
- Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Goodrich to Kankakee, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- 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 602 miles [968.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodrich. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goodrich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodrich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1089, Longitude: -88.0581 In this case, the coordinates for Goodrich have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Goodrich could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Goodrich to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.718 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.545 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.995 degrees. |