Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Green Oaks
- 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 Green Oaks:
- 42.295375, -87.912216
- 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 Green Oaks
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Green Oaks is near Cook County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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 Green Oaks ...
We found six communities that share the name Green Oaks.
Within Illinois, the name Green Oaks is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This Green Oaks is located in Pike County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the south of the Green Oaks that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Green Oaks.
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the south of the Green Oaks that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Green Oaks.
- Missouri
- Stoddard County
- This Green Oaks is located in Stoddard County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Green Oaks that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Green Oaks.
- Nova Scotia
- This Green Oaks lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green Oaks that is located in Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Green Oaks is located in Venango County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the east of the Green Oaks that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Green Oaks.
- Virginia
- Newport News City
- 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 Virginia community of Green Oaks [Newport News City].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Oaks ...
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.
- Bushs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Creamery Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creamery Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Corners
- Creamery Corners is located in Lake County
- Deerpath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <4>
- Great Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
- Great Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Lakes <4>
- Harris Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lake Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Lake Bluff is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bluff <4>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Libertyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libertyville <4>
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
How Far From Green Oaks 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 village such as Green Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green Oaks and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Green Oaks to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 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 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Green Oaks: www.greenoaks.org/
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2954, Longitude: -87.9122 In this case, the coordinates for Green Oaks 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 Green Oaks 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 Green Oaks 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 314.619 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.599 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.584 degrees. |