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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 Kittredge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kittredge 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 Kittredge:
- 42.133079, -89.779007
- 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 Kittredge
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Kittredge is near Ogle County and also Stephenson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stephenson 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 Kittredge
Communities Also Named Kittredge ...
We found two communities that are also named Kittredge.
Within Illinois, the name Kittredge is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Kittredge is located in Jefferson County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west of the Kittredge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kittredge.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Kittredge is located in Berkeley County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kittredge that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Kittredge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kittredge ...
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.
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Elkhorn Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
How Far From Kittredge 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 Kittredge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kittredge and extending to:
- Mount Carroll, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kittredge to Mount Carroll, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 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- Kittredge) 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 Kittredge 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 Kittredge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1331, Longitude: -89.7790 In this case, the coordinates for Kittredge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.568 degrees. |
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