Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kankakee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kankakee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kankakee
- 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 Kankakee:
- 41.119966, -87.859750
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Kankakee
- 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
- Since Kankakee is near Iroquois County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
- eBird sighting report for Will 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Kankakee ...
We found one communities that share the name Kankakee.
Within Illinois, the name Kankakee is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Kankakee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kankakee ...
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.
- Aroma Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
- Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <3>
- Flickerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flickerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Limestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Otto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Sugar Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island
- Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
How Far From Kankakee 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 Kankakee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kankakee and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Kankakee to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kankakee: www.ci.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kankakee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kankakee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1200, Longitude: -87.8598 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Kankakee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.587 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.397 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.895 degrees. |