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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 Mandell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mandell 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 Mandell:
    • 41.873088, -87.745056
    • 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 Mandell
  • 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 Mandell 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 Mandell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mandell ...

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.

  • Archer Limits
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Archer Limits is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Limits
  • Bricktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bricktown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
  • Clyde
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyde is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Ducktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ducktown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Fifty Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fifty Acres is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Acres
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Forest View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gage Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gage Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Park
  • Galewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Galewood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Glenn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glenn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Grayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Humboldt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Humboldt Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
    • Little Hell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Little Hell is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
    • Little Sicily
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Little Sicily is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sicily
    • Locks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Locks is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks
    • Lyons
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maplewood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood Courts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
    • Martin Luther
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Martin Luther is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
    • Maywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • New Patch
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Patch is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
    • Portage Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Portage Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
    • Six Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Six Corners is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Swede Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Swede Town is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Town
    • Whiskey Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
    • Whiskey Row
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row

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

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mandell 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 599 miles [964 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mandell) 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 Mandell 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 Mandell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8731, Longitude: -87.7451       In this case, the coordinates for Mandell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.51 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.416 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.624 degrees.