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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 Mount Prospect, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Prospect 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 Mount Prospect:
- 42.066237, -87.936777
- 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 Mount Prospect
- 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 Mount Prospect is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Mount Prospect
Communities Also Named Mount Prospect ...
We found two communities that are also named Mount Prospect.
Within Illinois, the name Mount Prospect is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Crawford 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 Indiana community of Mount Prospect [Crawford County].
- New Brunswick
- This Mount Prospect lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mount Prospect that is located in Cook County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Prospect ...
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.
- Ancient Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Birch Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Buffalo Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cobblewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobblewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblewood
- Covenant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Cozy Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Creekside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Edgewood Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Elk Grove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest River is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Fox Hedge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Hedge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hedge
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- Fox Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Garden Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Glenview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heathercrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Hidden Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Indian Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Mallard Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Maple Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Meadow Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Norma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Park Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Regency Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Rolling Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Sanders Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Solar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Sportmans Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Staples Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Stonebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonebrook is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Summerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sunset Fields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Willow Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Wood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Mount Prospect to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Mount Prospect to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Prospect and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Prospect to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 612 miles [984.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 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 Mount Prospect 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Prospect) 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 Mount Prospect 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 Mount Prospect. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0662, Longitude: -87.9368 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.587 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.663 degrees. |
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