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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 Hoffman Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoffman Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hoffman Estates:
- 42.063738, -88.145240
- 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 Hoffman Estates
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Hoffman Estates is near Kane County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane 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 Hoffman Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoffman Estates ...
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.
- Bishops Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Carpentersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Deer Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Illinois Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Long Grove Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Ontarioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Pepper Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Quail Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Ravens Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Rolling Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Squires
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Staples Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Tall Trees
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
How Far From Hoffman Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Hoffman Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoffman Estates and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hoffman Estates to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hoffman Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoffman Estates 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 Hoffman Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0637, Longitude: -88.1452 In this case, the coordinates for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.745 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.768 degrees. |
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