Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Idlewild, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idlewild and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Idlewild
- 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 Idlewild:
- 42.353077, -87.992856
- 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 Idlewild
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Idlewild is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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 Idlewild ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Idlewild.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Idlewild.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Alexander County
- Jefferson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Del Norte County
- This Idlewild is located in Del Norte County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Del Norte County community of Idlewild.
- Placer County
- This Idlewild is located in Placer County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km] to the west of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Idlewild.
- Tulare County
- This Idlewild is located in Tulare County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km] to the west of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Idlewild.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Idlewild is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Idlewild.
- Terrebonne Parish
- This Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish and lies 891 miles [1,433.9 km] to the south of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrebonne Parish community of Idlewild.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Idlewild is located in Prince George's County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Idlewild.
- Talbot County
- This Idlewild is located in Talbot County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Idlewild.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Idlewild is located in Crawford County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Idlewild.
- Stoddard County
- This Idlewild is located in Stoddard County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south southwest of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stoddard County community of Idlewild.
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Idlewild is located in Ashe County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Idlewild.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Idlewild is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Idlewild.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Idlewild is located in Hamilton County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Idlewild.
- Mercer County
- This Idlewild is located in Mercer County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Idlewild.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Idlewild is located in Gibson County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the south of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Idlewild.
- Maury County
- This Idlewild is located in Maury County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km] to the south of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Idlewild.
- McMinn County
- This Idlewild is located in McMinn County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the south southeast of the Idlewild that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Idlewild.
- Texas
- Bexar 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 Texas community of Idlewild [Bexar County].
- Dallas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Idlewild [Dallas County].
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Idlewild ...
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.
- Bushs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <5>
- Grayslake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <5>
- Green Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Oaks <5>
- Harris Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libertyville <5>
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Old Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
- Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <5>
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- Park City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Round Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <5>
- Round Lake Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
- Third Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <5>
- Venetian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park City
How Far From Idlewild 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 Idlewild to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Idlewild and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 197 miles [317 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Idlewild to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idlewild. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Idlewild 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Idlewild) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Idlewild. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3531, Longitude: -87.9929 In this case, the coordinates for Idlewild 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 Idlewild, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Idlewild to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.672 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.668 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.608 degrees. |