Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lawrence, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lawrence and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lawrence
- 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 Lawrence:
- 42.441129, -88.641211
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lawrence
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Lawrence is near Walworth County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walworth County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lawrence ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Lawrence.
Within Illinois, the name Lawrence is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Lawrence [Butler County].
- Douglas County
- This Lawrence is located in Douglas County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lawrence that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Lawrence.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mille Lacs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Lawrence [Mille Lacs County].
- Scott County
- This Lawrence is located in Scott County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lawrence that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Lawrence.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Lawrence [Monroe County].
- Newton County
- This Lawrence is located in Newton County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south of the Lawrence that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Lawrence.
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Lawrence is located in Nassau County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the east of the Lawrence that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Lawrence.
- Queens County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrence [Queens County].
- Saint Lawrence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrence [Saint Lawrence County].
- Schuyler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lawrence [Schuyler County].
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This Lawrence is located in Lawrence County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lawrence that is located in McHenry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lawrence.
- Stark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lawrence [Stark County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Lawrence [Washington County].
- Wood County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Wood County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Lawrence.
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawrence ...
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.
- Big Foot Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Foot Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Blaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Garden Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Prairie
- Garden Prairie is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Prairie <5>
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Harvard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Harvard is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <5>
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Indian Trails
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trails
- Indian Trails is located in McHenry County
- Inlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lake Lawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Poplar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <5>
- Shady Side ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Side
- Shady Side is located in Walworth County (WI)
How Far From Lawrence 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 Lawrence to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lawrence and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lawrence to Woodstock, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 190 miles [305.8 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 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lawrence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lawrence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lawrence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4411, Longitude: -88.6412 In this case, the coordinates for Lawrence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lawrence could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lawrence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Lawrence to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.175 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.908 degrees. |