Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lisbon North:
  • 41.385309, -88.435624
  • 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 Lisbon North

• 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 Grundy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
  • Since Lisbon North is near Kendall County and also La Salle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle 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 Lisbon North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lisbon North ...

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.

• Central
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Central is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Claypool
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claypool is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
• Fields of Saratoga
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fields of Saratoga is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields of Saratoga
• Gaslight Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
• Heatherfield
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heatherfield is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherfield
• Lisbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Pebble Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pebble Beach is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
• Sand Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Stockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockdale is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• White Willow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Willow is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
• Willow Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Willow Ridge is located in Grundy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge

How Far From Lisbon North to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lisbon North to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lisbon North and extending to:

• Morris, which is the Seat of Grundy County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Lisbon North to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'