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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 Larkins Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Larkins Pointe 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 Larkins Pointe:
- 41.546667, -88.128333
- 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 Larkins Pointe
- 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 Larkins Pointe is near Cook County and also Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Larkins Pointe
Curious and Interesting Names Near Larkins Pointe ...
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.
- Crest Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crystal Lawns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Erin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Grand Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Prairie is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Pheasant Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Riverwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverwalk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rockdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rockdale Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Springwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Squires Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Winding Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winding Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
How Far From Larkins Pointe 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 Larkins Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Larkins Pointe and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Larkins Pointe to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 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- Larkins Pointe) 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 Larkins Pointe 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 Larkins Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5467, Longitude: -88.1283 In this case, the coordinates for Larkins Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.765 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.66 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.907 degrees. |
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