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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 Heatherstone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heatherstone 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 Heatherstone:
    • 41.728333, -88.222500
    • 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 Heatherstone
  • 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Since Heatherstone is near DuPage County and also Kendall 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 Kendall 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 Heatherstone

Communities Also Named Heatherstone ...

We found two communities that are also named Heatherstone.

Within Illinois, the name Heatherstone is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Heatherstone is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Heatherstone that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Heatherstone.
    • Virginia
      • Botetourt County
      • This Heatherstone is located in Botetourt County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Heatherstone that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Heatherstone.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherstone ...

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.

  • Champion Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Champion Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
  • Cider Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cider Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
  • Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crossing is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
  • Heritage Knolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
  • Heritage Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
  • Hickory Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
  • High Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • High Meadow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Old Sawmill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
  • Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Plantation is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Prairie Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • River Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • River Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riverbend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverbend is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rivermist
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rivermist is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
    • Saddle Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
    • South Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Park is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Stillwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stillwater is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Wheatland Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
    • Wheatland View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wheatland View is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
    • Wolf Creek Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
    • Woodlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heatherstone to Joliet, with an average speed<2> 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 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heatherstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Heatherstone 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 Heatherstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7283, Longitude: -88.2225       In this case, the coordinates for Heatherstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.828 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.757 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.902 degrees.