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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 Joliet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joliet 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 Joliet:
- 41.525046, -88.082979
- 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 Joliet
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Joliet is near Cook County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Joliet
Communities Also Named Joliet ...
We found two communities that are also named Joliet.
Within Illinois, the name Joliet is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Carbon County
- This Joliet is located in Carbon County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Joliet that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Joliet.
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This Joliet is located in Caldwell County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joliet that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Joliet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joliet ...
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.
- Cherry Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lawns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Lockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Michigan Beach is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
- Pine Needle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Needle is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
- Pleasant Knoll
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Thunder Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Joliet 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 city such as Joliet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joliet and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Joliet 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 609 miles [980.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joliet) 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 Joliet 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 Joliet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5250, Longitude: -88.0830 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.735 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.89 degrees. |
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