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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 Zurich Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Zurich Heights 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 Zurich Heights:
- 42.200580, -88.115634
- 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 Zurich Heights
- 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 Zurich Heights is near Cook County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry 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 Zurich Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Zurich Heights ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Bishops Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Chapel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Copperfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Deer Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Forest Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Heather Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Herons Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Lake Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Corner is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
- Lake Zurich
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Grove Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Park Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Pheasant Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Ponds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Ravens Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Squires
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Tall Trees
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tall Trees is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
- Thornfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Timber Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Tower Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- White Birch Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
How Far From Lake Zurich Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lake Zurich Heights 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 Zurich Heights and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Zurich Heights 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 five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 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 623 miles [1,002.6 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Zurich Heights) 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 Zurich Heights 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 Zurich Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2006, Longitude: -88.1156 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Zurich Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.755 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.741 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.714 degrees. |
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