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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 Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Zurich Highlands and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Lake Zurich Highlands
  • 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 Highlands:
    • 42.191969, -88.089244
    • 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 Highlands
  • 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 Highlands 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 Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Zurich Highlands ...

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 north)
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bishops Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles 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 southwest)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Copperfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Copperfield is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Deer Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deer Chase is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
  • Deer Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deer Lake is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
  • Deer Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Echo Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Echo Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Heather Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Herons Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
    • Hickory Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Lake Zurich
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Long Grove Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
    • Meadowridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Meadowridge is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
    • Park Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Park Hill is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
    • Ponds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
    • Prairie Creek
      (Less than 2 miles 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 south)
      • Quail Run is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quentin Corners
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
    • Ravens Wing
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
    • Squires
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Squires is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Tall Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
    • Tall Trees
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Tall Trees is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Trees
    • Timber Trails
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Timber Trails is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
    • White Birch Lakes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes

How Far From Lake Zurich Highlands 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 community such as Lake Zurich Highlands 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 Highlands and extending to:

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Zurich Highlands to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 622 miles [1,001 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 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Zurich Highlands) 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 Highlands 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 Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1920, Longitude: -88.0892       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Zurich Highlands have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.738 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.72 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.703 degrees.