Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heathercrest:
  • 42.118333, -87.851944
  • 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 Heathercrest

• 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 Heathercrest 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 Heathercrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathercrest ...

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.

• Ancient Tree
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
• Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Arrowhead is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
• Birch Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Birch Pond is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
• Cobblewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cobblewood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblewood
• Covenant Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
• Cozy Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
• Edgewood Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
• Fair Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
• Fox Hedge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fox Hedge is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hedge
• Fox Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Garden Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Garden Court is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
• Indian Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Ridge is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Mallard Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
  • Maple Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Meadow Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Meadow Green is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
  • Pheasant Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
  • Regency Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Regency Place is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
  • Royal Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Royal Court is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
  • Solar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Solar Grove is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
  • Sportmans Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
  • Stonebrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Stonebrook is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Stonegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Stonegate is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
  • Summerhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Summerhill is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Sunset Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
  • Sycamore Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
  • Willow Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Willow Cove is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
  • Willow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Willow Creek is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Willow Wood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Heathercrest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heathercrest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heathercrest to Chicago, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 609 miles [980.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'