Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Loves Park:
  • 42.335808, -89.000095
  • 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 Loves Park

• 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 Winnebago County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
  • Since Loves Park is near Boone County and also Rock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rock 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 Loves Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loves Park ...

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.

• Argyle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Argyle is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Cherry Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Valley <1>
• Coventry Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coventry Creek is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Creek
• Harlem
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harlem is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Morehaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Morehaven is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehaven
• Panorama Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Valley is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Valley
• Prairie View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie View is located in Boone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
• Ruby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ruby is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
• Silver Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
• Stagecoach Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stagecoach Hills is located in Winnebago County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Hills

How Far From Loves Park 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 city such as Loves Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockford, which is the Seat of Winnebago County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Loves Park to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 669 miles [1,076.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'