Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mary Meadows:
  • 41.938361, -88.446746
  • 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 Mary Meadows

• 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
  • Since Mary Meadows is near DuPage County and also Cook 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 Cook 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 Mary Meadows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mary Meadows ...

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.

• Burning Tree
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
• Deer Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deer Run is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
• Empire Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Empire Hills is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
• Fair Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
• Far View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Far View is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
• Foxfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Foxfield is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
• Happy Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Hills is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
• Hedgerow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hedgerow is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
• High Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in Kane County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Homeward Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Indian Creek is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Kings Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Native Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Native Prairie is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
  • Plato Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plato Corners is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Corners
  • Still Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Still Meadows is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows

How Far From Mary Meadows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mary Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mary Meadows to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 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 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'