Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lilymoor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lilymoor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lilymoor

• 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 Lilymoor:
  • 42.330577, -88.213140
  • 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 Lilymoor

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
  • Since Lilymoor is near Lake County and also Cook 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 Cook 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 Lilymoor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilymoor ...

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.

• Emerald Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Park is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Park
• Ferndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferndale is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Holiday Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
• Island Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
• Johnsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsburg is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <1>
• Kings Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Island is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
• Long Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Prairie Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
• Riverstream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverstream is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverstream
• Round Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <1>
• Sunnyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Terra Cotta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
• Williams Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Williams Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park

How Far From Lilymoor 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 community such as Lilymoor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lilymoor and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Lilymoor to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 191 miles [307.4 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 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'