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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 Kaneland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaneland Estates 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 Kaneland Estates:
- 41.878361, -88.553136
- 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 Kaneland Estates
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Kaneland Estates is near DeKalb County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Kaneland Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaneland Estates ...
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.
- Big Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackberry Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Woods
- Foxfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfield is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Kaneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
- Native Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Native Prairie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
- Still Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Still Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
How Far From Kaneland Estates 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 Kaneland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kaneland Estates and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Kaneland Estates to Geneva, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 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 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kaneland Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kaneland Estates 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 Kaneland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8784, Longitude: -88.5531 In this case, the coordinates for Kaneland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.048 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.024 degrees. |
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