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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 Lemont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lemont 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 Lemont:
    • 41.671062, -88.000429
    • 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 Lemont
  • 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 Lemont is near Will County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Lemont

Communities Also Named Lemont ...

We found three communities that are also named Lemont.

Within Illinois, the name Lemont is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lemont [Adair County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • This Lemont is located in Centre County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the east of the Lemont that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Lemont.
      • Fayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Lemont [Fayette County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lemont ...

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.

  • Cache Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cache Lake is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chickasaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Cinnamon Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Colonial Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Dawn Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Deer Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deer Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Derby Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
  • Derby Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
  • Equestrian Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
  • Erin Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
  • Fox Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Heather Sound
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Heather Sound is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
    • Home Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Home Run is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
    • Honeytree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Honeytree is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
    • Hunters Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunters Trail is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
    • Indian Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Oaks is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
    • Ivanhoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Kings Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Park is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Long Run Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
    • Pebble Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Romeo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Romeo is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
    • Sag Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
    • Shady Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
    • Spring Creek Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
    • Stonegate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonegate is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Sugar Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Brook is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
    • Twin Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Twin Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Whispering Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Lemont 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 village such as Lemont to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lemont and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lemont to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lemont 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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lemont 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 Lemont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6711, Longitude: -88.0004    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.68 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.581 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.808 degrees.