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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 Marley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marley 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 Marley:
    • 41.548643, -87.925609
    • 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 Marley
  • 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
    • Since Marley is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Marley

Communities Also Named Marley ...

We found four communities that are also named Marley.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Marley.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Edgar County
      • This Marley is located in Edgar County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south of the Marley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgar County community of Marley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Lincoln County
      • This Marley is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Marley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Marley.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Marley is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Marley.
    • North Dakota
      • Williams County
      • This Marley is located in Williams County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Marley that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Marley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marley ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Brisbane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brisbane is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
  • Homer Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
  • Lincolnwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnwood Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood Hills
  • Meadowview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pebble Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Pine Needle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine Needle is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
  • Rolling Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
  • Spaniel Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
  • Spring Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Thunder Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
  • Twin Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marley and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the West.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Marley to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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 6,209 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 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Marley 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 Marley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5486, Longitude: -87.9256       In this case, the coordinates for Marley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.631 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.507 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.806 degrees.