Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 High Meadow:
  • 41.680000, -88.202222
  • 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 High Meadow

• 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 High Meadow is near Kendall County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 High Meadow

Curious and Interesting Names Near High Meadow ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
• Cider Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cider Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
• Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
• Harvest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
• Heatherstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heatherstone is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
• Heritage Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Hickory Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Indian Boundary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
• Normantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
• Old Sawmill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
• Pheasant Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plantation is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Prairie Ponds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
  • Prairie Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • Quail Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverbend is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Saddle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Stillwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stillwater is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Wheatland Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
  • Wheatland Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
  • Wheatland View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wheatland View is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
  • Wolf Creek Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
  • Woodlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodlake is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from High Meadow to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 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 618 miles [994.6 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 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'