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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 Midlothian, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midlothian 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 Midlothian:
- 41.625415, -87.724303
- 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 Midlothian
- 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 Midlothian 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 Midlothian
Communities Also Named Midlothian ...
We found seven communities that are also named Midlothian.
Within Illinois, the name Midlothian is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midlothian [Clark County].
- Harper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midlothian [Harper County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Midlothian is located in Allegany County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Midlothian that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Midlothian.
- Oklahoma
- Lincoln County
- This Midlothian is located in Lincoln County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the southwest of the Midlothian that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Midlothian.
- Ontario
- This Midlothian lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Midlothian that is located in Cook County.
- Texas
- Ellis County
- This Midlothian is located in Ellis County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Midlothian that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Midlothian.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Midlothian that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Midlothian.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midlothian ...
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.
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Evergreen Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flossmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hazel Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hazel Green is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
- Hometown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Honeymoon Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
- Mount Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roseland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Worth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Midlothian 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 village such as Midlothian to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midlothian and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Midlothian to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 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 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Midlothian 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midlothian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Midlothian 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 Midlothian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6254, Longitude: -87.7243 In this case, the coordinates for Midlothian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.366 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.685 degrees. |
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