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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 Kaneville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kaneville 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 Kaneville:
- 41.833628, -88.521673
- 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 Kaneville
- 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 Kaneville 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 Kaneville
Communities Also Named Kaneville ...
We found two communities that are also named Kaneville.
Within Illinois, the name Kaneville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Kaneville lies 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kaneville that is located in Kane County.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Kaneville is located in Venango County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the Kaneville that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Kaneville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kaneville ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackberry Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Woods
- Foxfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfield is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Heaton Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heaton Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
- Heritage West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage West is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Indian Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Maple Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mary Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
- Native Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Native Prairie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
- Spring Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Green is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Still Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Still Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanner Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanner Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods
How Far From Kaneville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kaneville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kaneville and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kaneville 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 153 miles [246.2 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 636 miles [1,023.5 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kaneville) 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 Kaneville 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 Kaneville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8336, Longitude: -88.5217 In this case, the coordinates for Kaneville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.00 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.021 degrees. |
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