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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 Oak Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane:
- 41.479167, -88.199722
- 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 Oak Lane
- 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 Oak Lane is near Grundy County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Oak Lane
Communities Also Named Oak Lane ...
We found three communities that are also named Oak Lane.
Within Illinois, the name Oak Lane is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Oak Lane is located in Delaware County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east of the Oak Lane that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Oak Lane.
- Montgomery County
- This Oak Lane is located in Montgomery County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east of the Oak Lane that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Oak Lane.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Oak Lane is located in Davis County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the west of the Oak Lane that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Oak Lane.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Lane ...
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.
- Birds
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birds is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Fox Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Hunt Club
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Club is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
- Pheasant Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
- Pleasant Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
- Prairie Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Trail is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
- Rock Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Run Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
- Springwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Squires Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Squires Mill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sunset Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
- Vintage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vintage is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
How Far From Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Lane and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Lane 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,845 miles [7,797.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Lane) 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 Oak Lane 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 Oak Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4792, Longitude: -88.1997 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.813 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.705 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.961 degrees. |
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