Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Logan Square:
  • 41.923365, -87.699223
  • 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 Logan Square

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Logan Square ...

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.

• Bricktown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bricktown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
• California Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • California Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
• Cedar Lawn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
• Fifty Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
• Gold Coast
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gold Coast is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Coast
• Grayland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grayland is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
• Humboldt
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Humboldt is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Humboldt Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
• Lincoln Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
• Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
• Little Hell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hell is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Little Sicily
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Sicily is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sicily
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
  • Ravenswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenswood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
  • Ravenswood Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
  • Six Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Six Corners is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Swede Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Swede Town is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
  • Swedentown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Swedentown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
  • Towertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Towertown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towertown
  • Whiskey Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point

How Far From Logan Square 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 Logan Square to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Logan Square to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,805 miles [7,732.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'