Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Mill Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Mill Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Mill Creek
- 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 Old Mill Creek:
- 42.430556, -87.978120
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Old Mill Creek
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Old Mill Creek is near Kenosha County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- eBird sighting report for McHenry 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Mill Creek ...
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.
- Gages Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <2>
- Grayslake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <2>
- Harris Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Hickory Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Lake Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Loon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Round Lake Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <2>
- Third Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <2>
- Venetian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Wildwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Old Mill Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Old Mill Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Old Mill Creek and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Old Mill Creek to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Mill Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Mill Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Mill Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4306, Longitude: -87.9781 In this case, the coordinates for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Old Mill Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.578 degrees. |