Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lincolnwood Hills:
  • 41.511421, -87.912553
  • 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 Lincolnwood Hills

• 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Since Lincolnwood Hills is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Lincolnwood Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lincolnwood Hills ...

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.

• Alpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alpine is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Brisbane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brisbane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
• Cherry Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Doctor Parker Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
• Homer Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Homer Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
  • Homer Glen has also been known as:
  • Homer Glen village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <1>
• Marley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Marley is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Meadowview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Meadowview is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pine Needle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Needle is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
• Rolling Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
• Spaniel Woods
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
• Spring Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
• Thunder Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
• Twin Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Lincolnwood Hills 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 Lincolnwood Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the West.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Lincolnwood Hills to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'