Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lily Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lily Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lily Lake
- 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 Lily Lake:
- 41.950373, -88.474485
- 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 Lily Lake
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Lily Lake is near DeKalb County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lily Lake ...
We found one communities that share the name Lily Lake.
Within Illinois, the name Lily Lake is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Lily Lake in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Lily Lake lies 1,835 miles [2,953.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lily Lake that is located in Kane County.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lily Lake ...
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.
- Burning Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Deer Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Empire Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
- Empire Hills is located in Kane County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Far View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Hedgerow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Homeward Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeward Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
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- Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Kane County
- Kings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Kings Mill is located in Kane County
- Mary Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
- Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
- Plato Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
- Plato Corners is located in Kane County
- Silent Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silent Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Meadow
- Silent Meadow is located in Kane County
- Still Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Still Meadows is located in Kane County
- Indian Creek
How Far From Lily Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Lily Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lily Lake and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lily Lake to Geneva, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 161 miles [259.1 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lily Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lily Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lily Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9504, Longitude: -88.4745 In this case, the coordinates for Lily Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lily Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.996 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.964 degrees. |