Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Shoreline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Shoreline and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Shoreline

• 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 Shoreline:
  • 37.610328, -88.920902
  • 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 Shoreline

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since North Shoreline is near Johnson County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Shoreline

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Shoreline ...

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.

• Deer Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
• Egypt Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
• Egyptian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
• Lake Crest
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
• Pharoahs Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
• Sleepy Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Sugar Creek Ranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sugar Creek Ranch is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Ranch
• Sunset Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sunset Harbor is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
• Wagon Creek Heaven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wagon Creek Heaven is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Creek Heaven

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Shoreline and extending to:

• Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the North.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from North Shoreline to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'