Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highlands
- 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 Highlands:
- 42.129167, -87.835000
- 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 Highlands
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Highlands is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highlands ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Highlands.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Highlands.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Highlands is located in Etowah County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<2> to the south of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Highlands.
- Madison County
- This Highlands is located in Madison County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the south of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Highlands.
- Shelby County
- This Highlands is located in Shelby County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the south of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Highlands.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the south of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Highlands.
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Highlands is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<2> to the west of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Highlands.
- Santa Clara County
- This Highlands is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km] to the west of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Highlands.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Highlands [Arapahoe County].
- Denver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Highlands [Denver County].
- Jefferson County
- This Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<2> to the west of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Highlands.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Highlands [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Highlands is located in Duval County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Highlands.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Highlands is located in Cobb County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Highlands.
- Fayette County
- This Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Highlands.
- Paulding County
- This Highlands is located in Paulding County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km] to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Highlands.
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Highlands.
- Jefferson County
- This Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Highlands.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Highlands is located in Cumberland County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highlands.
- Piscataquis County
- This Highlands is located in Piscataquis County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Highlands.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Highlands is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Highlands.
- Calvert County
- This Highlands is located in Calvert County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the east southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Highlands.
- Cecil County
- This Highlands is located in Cecil County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Highlands.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Highlands [Montgomery County].
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Highlands is located in Essex County and lies 853 miles [1,372.8 km]<2> to the east of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Highlands.
- Hampden County
- This Highlands is located in Hampden County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Highlands.
- Middlesex County
- This Highlands is located in Middlesex County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Highlands.
- New Brunswick
- This Highlands lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Highlands lies 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Highlands is located in Jackson County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Highlands.
- Orange County
- This Highlands is located in Orange County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Highlands.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Highlands is located in Berkeley County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Highlands.
- Greenville County
- This Highlands is located in Greenville County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the south southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Highlands.
- Horry County
- This Highlands is located in Horry County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km] to the southeast of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Highlands.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Highlands is located in Harris County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Highlands.
- Hidalgo County
- This Highlands is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,239 miles [1,994 km] to the south southwest of the Highlands that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Highlands.
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highlands ...
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 west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Birch Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Buttonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Buttonwood is located in Cook County
- Charring Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charring Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charring Cross
- Charring Cross is located in Cook County
- Cobblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblewood
- Cobblewood is located in Cook County
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Covenant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Cozy Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Driftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Edgewood Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Fair Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Fox Hedge
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Garden Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Heathercrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathercrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
- Indian Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Indian Ridge is located in Cook County
- Lane Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lee Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Mallard Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Pheasant Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Royal Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Royal Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
- Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
- Sanders Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Sanders Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Solar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Sportmans Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Stonebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Cook County
- Stonegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Sun Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Sunset Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Sunset Court is located in Cook County
- Sunset Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Sycamore Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
- Willow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Cove is located in Cook County
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Willow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Willow Wood is located in Cook County
- Fair Oaks
How Far From Highlands 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 Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highlands and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highlands to Chicago, with an average speed<5> 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 187 miles [300.9 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 608 miles [978.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highlands. 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> | 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 Highlands 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. |
| <2> | 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- Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1292, Longitude: -87.8350 In this case, the coordinates for Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Highlands 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 314.569 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.518 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.594 degrees. |