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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 Manteno, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manteno 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 Manteno:
- 41.250138, -87.834721
- 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 Manteno
- 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 Manteno is near Will County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Manteno
Communities Also Named Manteno ...
We found two communities that are also named Manteno.
Within Illinois, the name Manteno is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Shelby County
- This Manteno is located in Shelby County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Manteno that is located in Kankakee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Manteno.
- Kansas
- Ness County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Manteno [Ness County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manteno ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claus is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claus
- Flickerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flickerville is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerville
- Garden of Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
- Greenwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Indian Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Oaks is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Log Cabin Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Log Cabin Camp is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Camp
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Resthaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Resthaven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven
- River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- River is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Shadow Lawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lawn
- University Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Manteno 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 village such as Manteno to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Manteno and extending to:
- Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Manteno to Kankakee, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 139 miles [223.7 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manteno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Manteno could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Manteno 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 Manteno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2501, Longitude: -87.8347 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.396 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.846 degrees. |
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