Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Log Cabin Camp:
  • 41.161701, -87.582258
  • 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 Log Cabin Camp

• 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
  • Since Log Cabin Camp is near Lake County and also Newton 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 Newton 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 Log Cabin Camp

Curious and Interesting Names Near Log Cabin Camp ...

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.

• Aroma Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <1>
• Garden of Eden
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
• Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Lake Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
• Leesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Leesville is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Polk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Polk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• River
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • River is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
• Roselawn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Roselawn is located in Newton County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
• Shadow Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lawn

How Far From Log Cabin Camp 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 Log Cabin Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Log Cabin Camp to Kankakee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'