Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howard District:
  • 42.020864, -87.669224
  • 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 Howard District

• 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 Howard District is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Howard District

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howard District ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Birchwood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• California Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • California Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
• Cedar Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
• Edgewater
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Gross Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gross Point is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
• Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
• Lincolnwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincolnwood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnwood <1>
• Ravenswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ravenswood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Ravenswood Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
• Ravenswood Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
• Rogers Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rogers Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
• Summerdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Summerdale is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Swedentown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Swedentown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown

How Far From Howard District 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 community such as Howard District to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Howard District and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Howard District to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 598 miles [962.4 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'