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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 Hidden Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Valley 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 Hidden Valley:
    • 41.598611, -87.941111
    • 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 Hidden Valley
  • 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 Hidden Valley is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Hidden Valley

Communities Also Named Hidden Valley ...

We found 29 communities that are also named Hidden Valley.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Hidden Valley.

Beyond Illinois, we know of 28 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Lake County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Lake County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hidden Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coosa County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Coosa County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the south of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Sharp County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Hidden Valley.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Placer County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Placer County and lies 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km] to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Colorado
      • Jefferson County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Jefferson County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Floyd County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Henry County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Henry County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km] to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Dearborn County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Calvert County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Carroll County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km] to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Charles County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Charles County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Harford County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Harford County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Minnesota
      • Washington 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 Minnesota community of Hidden Valley [Washington County].
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County and lies 1,664 miles [2,677.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Hidden Valley.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Gaston County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Lee County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Lee County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km] to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Transylvania County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Transylvania County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km] to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Hidden Valley lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the east of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Bradley County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Knox County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Knox County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km] to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hidden Valley.
      • Roane County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Roane County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the south southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Harris County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Vermont
      • Bennington County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Bennington County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennington County community of Hidden Valley.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Roanoke County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Hidden Valley.
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Hidden Valley is located in Wayne County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hidden Valley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hidden Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden Valley ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Chickasaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Dawn Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Derby Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
  • Derby Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
  • Erin Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erin Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
  • Fox Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Homer Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <3>
  • Long Run Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
  • Marley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marley is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Meadowview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meadowview is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Pebble Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Rolling Glen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
    • Shady Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Spaniel Woods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
    • Spring Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Spring Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
    • Twin Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Twin Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden Valley to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 603 miles [970.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Hidden Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Hidden Valley 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hidden Valley 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 Hidden Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5986, Longitude: -87.9411       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.80 degrees.