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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 Lee Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres:
- 42.149722, -87.806944
- 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 Lee Acres
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Lee Acres is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Lee Acres
Communities Also Named Lee Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Lee Acres.
Within Illinois, the name Lee Acres is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Lee Acres is located in Lee County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the south of the Lee Acres that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Lee Acres.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Lee Acres is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lee Acres that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Lee Acres.
- San Juan County
- This Lee Acres is located in San Juan County and lies 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the west southwest of the Lee Acres that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Lee Acres.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Lee Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lee Acres that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Lee Acres.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Lee Acres is located in Florence County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lee Acres that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Lee Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lee Acres ...
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.
- Birch Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Buttonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buttonwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Charring Cross
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Charring Cross is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charring Cross
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Driftwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Driftwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Fair Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lane Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lane Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
- Lee Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lee Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Woods
- Mallard Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Maple Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Pheasant Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Royal Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Royal Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
- Solar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Sportmans Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Sun Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sun Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ridge
- Sunset Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
- Sunset Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sycamore Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lee Acres and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lee Acres to Chicago, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 189 miles [304.2 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 607 miles [976.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,175 miles [9,937.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lee Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lee Acres 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 Lee Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1497, Longitude: -87.8069 In this case, the coordinates for Lee Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.55 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.50 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.574 degrees. |
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