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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mammoth Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mammoth Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mammoth Springs:
- 41.854475, -87.948952
- 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 Mammoth Springs
- 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Since Mammoth Springs is near Cook County and also Will 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 Will 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 Mammoth Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mammoth Springs ...
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.
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downers Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flowerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Forest Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fullersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fullersburg is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullersburg
- Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gary is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Head Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
- Lace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lace is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- McCook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saddlewood is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Stone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Mammoth Springs 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 Mammoth Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mammoth Springs and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the West.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mammoth Springs to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,934 miles [11,159.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mammoth Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mammoth Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mammoth Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8545, Longitude: -87.9490 In this case, the coordinates for Mammoth Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.567 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees. |
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