Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in L'Erable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to L'Erable and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for L'Erable

• 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 L'Erable:
  • 40.902978, -87.847025
  • 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 L'Erable

• 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 Iroquois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
  • Since L'Erable is near Kankakee County and also Ford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
  • eBird sighting report for Ford 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 L'Erable ...

We found one communities that share the name L'Erable.

Within Illinois, the name L'Erable is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named L'Erable in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Quebec
    • We haven't found the location of this community yet.

Curious and Interesting Names Near L'Erable ...

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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Beaverville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
  • Beaverville is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverville <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beaverville
  • From L'Erable to Beaverville
• Crescent City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <2>
• Donovan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
  • Donovan is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <2>
• Freedville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedville
  • Freedville is located in Iroquois County
• Irwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
• Leonard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Iroquois County
• Otto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Kankakee County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otto
  • From L'Erable to Otto
• Sugar Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 L'Erable 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 L'Erable to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in L'Erable and extending to:

• Watseka, which is the Seat of Iroquois County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from L'Erable to Watseka, with an average speed<4> 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 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 588 miles [946.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for L'Erable. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov