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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 Mokena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mokena 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 Mokena:
- 41.529851, -87.889366
- 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 Mokena
- 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 Mokena 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 Mokena
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mokena ...
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 north)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Brisbane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doctor Parker Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
- Homer Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnwood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lincolnwood Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood Hills
- Marley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pebble Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pine Needle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Needle is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
- Rolling Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Glen is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
- Spaniel Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
- Spring Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Thunder Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Mokena 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 Mokena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mokena and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mokena to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 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 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Mokena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mokena 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 Mokena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5299, Longitude: -87.8894 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.607 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.794 degrees. |
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