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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 Normantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normantown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Normantown:
    • 41.654544, -88.232868
    • 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 Normantown
  • 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 Normantown is near Kendall County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Normantown

Communities Also Named Normantown ...

We found two communities that are also named Normantown.

Within Illinois, the name Normantown is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Toombs County
      • This Normantown is located in Toombs County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Normantown that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Normantown.
    • West Virginia
      • Gilmer County
      • This Normantown is located in Gilmer County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Normantown that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Normantown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Normantown ...

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.

  • Champion Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Champion Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
  • Harvest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
  • Heritage Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
  • High Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • High Meadow is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
  • Liberty Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantation is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Prairie Ponds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Saddle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Wheatland Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
  • Wheatland Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
  • Wolf Creek Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island

How Far From Normantown 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 community such as Normantown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normantown and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Normantown to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 619 miles [996.2 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 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Normantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Normantown 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 Normantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6545, Longitude: -88.2329       In this case, the coordinates for Normantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.835 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.755 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.928 degrees.