Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Lakewood Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakewood Ridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lakewood Ridge

• 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 Lakewood Ridge:
  • 41.702778, -88.104722
  • 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 Lakewood Ridge

• 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Since Lakewood Ridge is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Lakewood Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakewood Ridge ...

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.

• Cherrywood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cherrywood is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Cider Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cider Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Village is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Heritage Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heritage Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
• Heritage Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
• Hickory Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• Home Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Home Run is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
• Honeytree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Honeytree is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
• Hunters Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Boundary
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
• Indian Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Ivanhoe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Kings Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kings Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Old Sawmill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
  • Pepper Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pepper Tree is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
  • Pheasant Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
  • Prairie Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • Quail Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Quail Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
  • River Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • River Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverbend is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Rivermist
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rivermist is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
  • Sugar Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sugar Brook is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
  • Walnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walnut Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
  • Willow Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Willow Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Woodleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Woodleaf is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Lakewood Ridge 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 Lakewood Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lakewood Ridge and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lakewood Ridge to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'