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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 Indian Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Oaks 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 Indian Oaks:
    • 41.191699, -87.851432
    • 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 Indian Oaks
  • 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
    • Since Indian Oaks is near Will County and also Iroquois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois 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 Indian Oaks

Communities Also Named Indian Oaks ...

We found six communities that are also named Indian Oaks.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Indian Oaks.

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

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Will County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Will County and lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Indian Oaks.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Riverside County and lies 1,674 miles [2,694 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Indian Oaks.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Indian Oaks.
    • Georgia
      • Peach County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Peach County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Indian Oaks.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Oconee County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Indian Oaks.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Indian Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the west of the Indian Oaks that is located in Kankakee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Indian Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Oaks ...

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.

  • Aroma Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dickeys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickeys is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys
  • Flickerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
  • Greenwich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Irwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Limestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Log Cabin Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Log Cabin Camp is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Camp
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otto is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Pilot Center ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Center is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center
  • River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • River is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
  • Shadow Lawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lawn
  • Sugar Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island

How Far From Indian Oaks to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Indian Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies just to the South.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Indian Oaks to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Oaks) 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 Indian Oaks 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 Indian Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1917, Longitude: -87.8514       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.582 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.401 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.871 degrees.