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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 Gross Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gross Point 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 Gross Point:
- 42.078918, -87.722561
- 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 Gross Point
- 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 Gross Point is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Gross Point
Communities Also Named Gross Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Gross Point.
Within Illinois, the name Gross Point is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Gross Point in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Gross Point is located in Bedford County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the southeast of the Gross Point that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Gross Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gross Point ...
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.
- Birchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Buttonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buttonwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Charring Cross
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Charring Cross is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charring Cross
- Cobblewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cobblewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblewood
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Covenant Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Driftwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Driftwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Fair Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fox Hedge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Hedge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hedge
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Golf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lane Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
- Lee Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Woods
- Lincolnwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mallard Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Meadow Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Rogers Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Royal Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
- Solar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Sun Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ridge
- Sunset Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Sunset Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sycamore Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Thorn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Willow Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Wood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Gross Point 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 Gross Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gross Point and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gross Point to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,176 miles [9,939.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gross Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gross Point 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 Gross Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0789, Longitude: -87.7226 In this case, the coordinates for Gross Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.494 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.553 degrees. |
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