Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hawkins Glen:
  • 41.946139, -88.362022
  • 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 Hawkins Glen

• 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
  • Since Hawkins Glen is near DuPage County and also Cook 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 Cook 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 Hawkins Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkins Glen ...

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.

• Bonnie
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bonnie is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
  • Bonnie has also been known as:
  • Bonnie Valley
• Burning Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
• Deer Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deer Run is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Far View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Far View is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
• Happy Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Happy Hills is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
• Homeward Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
• Kings Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
• Middlecreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Middlecreek is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Pheasant Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Rainbow Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
  • Redgate Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
  • River Grange Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
  • Wildrose
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wildrose is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
  • Wildrose Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley

How Far From Hawkins Glen 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 Hawkins Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hawkins Glen and extending to:

• Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Hawkins Glen to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'