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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 North Aurora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Aurora 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 North Aurora:
- 41.808277, -88.341121
- 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 North Aurora
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since North Aurora is near DuPage County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 North Aurora
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Aurora ...
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.
- Aurora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Exposition View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Exposition View is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exposition View
- Heaton Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heaton Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
- Heritage West
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage West is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
- Marywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marywood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Mooseheart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randall Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randall Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
- Spring Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Green is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanner Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanner Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods
How Far From North Aurora to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as North Aurora to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Aurora and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from North Aurora to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 627 miles [1,009.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Aurora) 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 North Aurora 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 North Aurora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8083, Longitude: -88.3411 In this case, the coordinates for North Aurora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.938 degrees. |
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