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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 Irving Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irving Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Irving Park:
- 41.953365, -87.736447
- 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 Irving Park
- 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 Irving Park is near DuPage County and also Lake 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 Lake 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 Irving Park
Communities Also Named Irving Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Irving Park.
Within Illinois, the name Irving Park is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Irving Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Irving Park is located in Guilford County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Irving Park that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Irving Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Irving Park ...
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.
- Bricktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bricktown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
- California Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- California Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
- Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
- Grayland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grayland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
- Humboldt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
- Lincolnwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Martin Luther
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Portage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ravenswood Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
- Ravenswood Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
- Six Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Summerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerdale is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Sunnyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Swedentown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Swedentown is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
- Whiskey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
How Far From Irving Park 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 Irving Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Irving Park and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Irving Park to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irving Park) 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 Irving Park 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 Irving Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9534, Longitude: -87.7364 In this case, the coordinates for Irving Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.504 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.42 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.596 degrees. |
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