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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 Lake Barrington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Barrington 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 Lake Barrington:
- 42.212691, -88.167582
- 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 Lake Barrington
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Lake Barrington is near McHenry County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Lake Barrington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Barrington ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Copperfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copperfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Echo Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Fox River Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Lake Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Corner is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
- Lake Zurich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Silver Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Ski Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ski Hill is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Squires
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Thornfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Timber Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Tower Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Trout Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Williams Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williams Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park
How Far From Lake Barrington 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 village such as Lake Barrington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Barrington and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Barrington to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Barrington) 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 Lake Barrington 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 Lake Barrington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2127, Longitude: -88.1676 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Barrington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.79 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.736 degrees. |
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