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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 Johnsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg:
- 42.380295, -88.241834
- 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 Johnsburg
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Johnsburg is near Lake County and also Walworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walworth 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 Johnsburg
Communities Also Named Johnsburg ...
We found five communities that are also named Johnsburg.
Within Illinois, the name Johnsburg is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Dubois County
- This Johnsburg is located in Dubois County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Johnsburg that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubois County community of Johnsburg.
- Minnesota
- Mower County
- This Johnsburg is located in Mower County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsburg that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mower County community of Johnsburg.
- New York
- Warren County
- This Johnsburg is located in Warren County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the east of the Johnsburg that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Johnsburg.
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- This Johnsburg is located in Somerset County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Johnsburg that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Johnsburg.
- Wisconsin
- Fond du Lac County
- This Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the north of the Johnsburg that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Johnsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsburg ...
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.
- Emerald Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emerald Park is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Park
- Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Lake Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Holiday Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Kings Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Long Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Lotus Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Riverstream
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverstream is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverstream
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunrise Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise Ridge is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Ridge
- Wonder Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wonder Center is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
- Wonder Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
How Far From Johnsburg 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 village such as Johnsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsburg and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsburg to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 193 miles [310.6 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 633 miles [1,018.7 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 6,180 miles [9,945.7 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 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Johnsburg) 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 Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3803, Longitude: -88.2418 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.862 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.725 degrees. |
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