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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 Hunters Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Ridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hunters Ridge:
    • 41.722778, -88.251111
    • 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 Hunters Ridge
  • 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 Hunters Ridge is near DuPage County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Hunters Ridge

Communities Also Named Hunters Ridge ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Hunters Ridge.

Within Illinois, the name Hunters Ridge is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Kent County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Houston County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the south southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Calvert County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Charles County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the east southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Vance County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Vance County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vance County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Darlington County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Hamblen County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Hunters Ridge.
      • Williamson County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Williamson County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the south of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hunters Ridge.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hunters Ridge that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hunters Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Ridge ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boulder Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
  • Champion Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Champion Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
  • Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crossing is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
  • Heatherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heatherstone is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
  • Heritage Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
  • High Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • High Meadow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
  • Normantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
  • Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plantation is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Saddle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • South Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Park is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
  • Stillwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stillwater is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Wheatland Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
    • Wheatland View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wheatland View is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
    • Wolf Creek Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 east)
      • Woodlake is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Hunters Ridge 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 Hunters Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters Ridge and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Ridge to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 621 miles [999.4 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hunters Ridge 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 Hunters Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7228, Longitude: -88.2511       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.847 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.778 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.918 degrees.