Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Marquette Manor:
  • 41.790589, -87.692274
  • 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 Marquette Manor

• 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 Marquette Manor 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 Marquette Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marquette Manor ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Archer Limits is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Limits
• Back of the Yards
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
• Ducktown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ducktown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
• Fuller Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuller Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
• Gage Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gage Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage Park
• Locks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Locks is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks
• Mexico
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mexico is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• New City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New City is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
• New Patch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New Patch is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Patch
• Sleepy Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Whiskey Row
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row

How Far From Marquette Manor 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 community such as Marquette Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Marquette Manor and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Marquette Manor to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 594 miles [956 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'