Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mexico, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mexico and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mexico
- 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 Mexico:
- 41.793644, -87.691719
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mexico
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Mexico is near DuPage County and also Lake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mexico ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Mexico.
Within Illinois, the name Mexico is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Mexico is located in Allegany County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Mexico.
- Carroll County
- This Mexico is located in Carroll County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east southeast of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mexico.
- Missouri
- New York
- Ohio
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Mexico.
- Wyandot County
- This Mexico is located in Wyandot County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Mexico.
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Mexico is located in Berks County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<2> to the east of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mexico.
- Juniata County
- This Mexico is located in Juniata County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the east of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Mexico.
- Montour County
- This Mexico is located in Montour County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east of the Mexico that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Mexico.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Hunt County
- Although located in Hunt County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Mexico.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mexico ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer Limits have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Limits
- Archer Limits is located in Cook County
- Back of the Yards
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back of the Yards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back of the Yards
- Back of the Yards is located in Cook County
- Bronzeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronzeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronzeville
- Bronzeville is located in Cook County
- Clearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Forest View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest View <5>
- Forestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Cook County
- Fuller Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Park
- Fuller Park is located in Cook County
- Gage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Glenn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Grand Boulevard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Boulevard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Boulevard
- Grand Boulevard is located in Cook County
- Grant Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Grant Village is located in Cook County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Hometown is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hometown <5>
- Lake Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Meadows
- Lake Meadows is located in Cook County
- Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Cook County
- New City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - New Patch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Poverty Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Row have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Row
- Poverty Row is located in Cook County
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
- Whiskey Row
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Row have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Row
- Whiskey Row is located in Cook County
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hometown
How Far From Mexico 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 Mexico to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mexico 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]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mexico to Springfield, with an average speed<6>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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mexico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mexico 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mexico) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mexico. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7936, Longitude: -87.6917 In this case, the coordinates for Mexico have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mexico, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mexico to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.364 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.621 degrees. |