Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hillside Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hillside Manor and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hillside Manor
- 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 Hillside Manor:
- 41.115588, -87.947823
- 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 Hillside Manor
- 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Since Hillside Manor is near Iroquois County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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 Hillside Manor ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hillside Manor.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Hillside Manor.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Adams County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Adams County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hillside Manor.
- Adams County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Arapahoe County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Hillside Manor.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Hillsborough County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hillside Manor.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Calvert County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hillside Manor.
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Nassau County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Hillside Manor.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hillside Manor.
- Weber County
- This Hillside Manor is located in Weber County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the west of the Hillside Manor that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hillside Manor.
- Colorado
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hillside Manor ...
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.
- Aroma Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
- Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <3>
- Dickeys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Flickerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Indian Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Limestone
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Pilot Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
- Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
How Far From Hillside Manor 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 Hillside Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hillside Manor and extending to:
- Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hillside Manor 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillside Manor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 from Point A (ie- Hillside Manor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillside Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1156, Longitude: -87.9478 In this case, the coordinates for Hillside Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hillside Manor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.645 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.462 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.939 degrees. |