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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 Hazel Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazel Green and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hazel Green:
    • 41.683367, -87.740051
    • 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 Hazel Green
  • 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 Hazel Green ...

We found seven communities that share the name Hazel Green.

Within Illinois, the name Hazel Green is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Hazel Green is located in Madison County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south of the Hazel Green that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hazel Green.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware 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 Iowa community of Hazel Green [Delaware County].
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe County
      • This Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Hazel Green.
    • Michigan
      • Shiawassee 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 Hazel Green [Shiawassee County].
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Hazel Green is located in Buncombe County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hazel Green that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Hazel Green.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Hazel Green is located in Marion County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazel Green that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hazel Green.
    • Wisconsin
      • Grant County
      • This Hazel Green is located in Grant County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hazel Green that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hazel Green.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazel Green ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Cook County
  • Bridgeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
    • Bridgeview is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeview <4>
  • Clearing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearing
    • Clearing is located in Cook County
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hills <4>
  • Hometown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Honeymoon Row
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeymoon Row have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
    • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
  • Justice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
    • Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
  • Robbins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Cook County
  • Worth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
    • Worth is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worth <4>

How Far From Hazel Green 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 Hazel Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hazel Green and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hazel Green to Chicago, with an average speed<5> 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hazel Green. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hazel Green) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hazel Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6834, Longitude: -87.7401       In this case, the coordinates for Hazel Green 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 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 Hazel Green 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 Hazel Green 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 314.508 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.386 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.676 degrees.




 

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