Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Huntington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntington and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huntington
- 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 Huntington:
- 42.129167, -87.874444
- 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 Huntington
- 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 Huntington 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 Huntington ...
We found 44 communities that share the name Huntington.
There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Huntington.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 43 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 43 communities, 43 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- DuPage 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 Illinois community of Huntington [DuPage County].
- DuPage County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- This Huntington is located in Sebastian County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sebastian County community of Huntington.
- California
- Orange 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 California community of Huntington [Orange County].
- Yuba County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Yuba County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuba County community of Huntington.
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Huntington is located in Fairfield County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the east of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Huntington.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Huntington is located in Marion County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Huntington.
- Putnam County
- This Huntington is located in Putnam County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Huntington.
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Huntington is located in Bulloch County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Huntington.
- Richmond County
- This Huntington is located in Richmond County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Huntington.
- Sumter County
- This Huntington is located in Sumter County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Huntington.
- Troup County
- This Huntington is located in Troup County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the south southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Huntington.
- Indiana
- Huntington County
- This Huntington is located in Huntington County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntington County community of Huntington.
- Iowa
- Emmet County
- This Huntington is located in Emmet County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emmet County community of Huntington.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Huntington [Calvert County].
- Charles County
- This Huntington is located in Charles County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Huntington.
- Harford County
- This Huntington is located in Harford County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Huntington.
- Howard County
- This Huntington is located in Howard County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Huntington.
- Montgomery County
- This Huntington is located in Montgomery County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Huntington.
- Prince George's County
- This Huntington is located in Prince George's County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Huntington.
- Worcester County
- This Huntington is located in Worcester County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Huntington.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Huntington is located in Hampshire County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the east of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Huntington.
- Mississippi
- Bolivar 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 Mississippi community of Huntington [Bolivar County].
- Missouri
- Ralls County
- This Huntington is located in Ralls County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ralls County community of Huntington.
- Saint Francois County
- This Huntington is located in Saint Francois County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the south southwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Huntington.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Huntington [Elko County].
- New Jersey
- Warren 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 New Jersey community of Huntington [Warren County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Huntington is located in Suffolk County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the east of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Huntington.
- Nova Scotia
- This Huntington lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Huntington is located in Lorain County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Huntington.
- Oregon
- Baker County
- This Huntington is located in Baker County and lies 1,478 miles [2,378.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Huntington.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Huntington is located in Cherokee County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Huntington.
- Laurens County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Huntington [Laurens County].
- Richland County
- This Huntington is located in Richland County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Huntington.
- Sumter County
- This Huntington is located in Sumter County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Huntington.
- Texas
- Angelina County
- This Huntington is located in Angelina County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Huntington.
- Harris County
- This Huntington is located in Harris County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km] to the south southwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Huntington.
- Utah
- Emery County
- This Huntington is located in Emery County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<2> to the west of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Huntington.
- Vermont
- Chittenden County
- This Huntington is located in Chittenden County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chittenden County community of Huntington.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Huntington is located in Fairfax County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Huntington.
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Huntington [Henrico County].
- Newport News City
- This Huntington is located in Newport News City and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Huntington.
- Virginia Beach City
- This Huntington is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Huntington.
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- This Huntington is located in Cabell County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the southeast of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabell County community of Huntington.
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- This Huntington is located in Saint Croix County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Huntington that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Croix County community of Huntington.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntington ...
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 east)- 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 southeast) - Birch Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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
- Cobblewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Covenant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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 southeast)- 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
- Edgewood Grove
(Less than 2 miles 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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
- Fox Hedge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Garden Court
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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 southeast)- 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
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- Indian Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- 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
- Mallard Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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 east)- 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 southeast)- 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 northeast)- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- 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 east)- 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
- Sanders Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- 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 southeast)- 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 east)- 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 southeast)- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- 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
- Sunset Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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
- Willow Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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 southeast)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Indian Ridge
How Far From Huntington 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 Huntington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Huntington and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huntington 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 186 miles [299.3 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 610 miles [981.7 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 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,919 miles [11,135.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,803 miles [7,729.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntington. 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Huntington 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- Huntington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1292, Longitude: -87.8744 In this case, the coordinates for Huntington 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 Huntington, 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 Huntington 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 314.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.548 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.614 degrees. |