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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 Grand Haven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven:
- 41.591667, -88.137500
- 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 Grand Haven
- 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 Grand Haven is near Cook County and also Kendall 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 Kendall 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 Grand Haven
Communities Also Named Grand Haven ...
We found three communities that are also named Grand Haven.
Within Illinois, the name Grand Haven 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 ...
- British Columbia
- This Grand Haven lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grand Haven that is located in Will County.
- Kansas
- Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Grand Haven [Shawnee County].
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- This Grand Haven is located in Ottawa County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grand Haven that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Grand Haven.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grand Haven ...
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.
- Crest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Fox Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Heritage Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malibu Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Pheasant Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Prairie Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rockdale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Romeoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spangler Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spangler Farms is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
- Squires Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Vintage Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
- Winding Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grand Haven and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Grand Haven to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Grand Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grand Haven 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5917, Longitude: -88.1375 In this case, the coordinates for Grand Haven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.772 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.898 degrees. |
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