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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 Palisades, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palisades 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 Palisades:
    • 41.713642, -87.933669
    • 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 Palisades
  • 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
    • Since Palisades is near Cook County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Palisades

Communities Also Named Palisades ...

We found eight communities that are also named Palisades.

Within Illinois, the name Palisades is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Van Buren County
      • This Palisades is located in Van Buren County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Palisades.
    • Idaho
      • Bonneville County
      • This Palisades is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Palisades.
    • Kentucky
      • Lyon County
      • This Palisades is located in Lyon County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the south of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Palisades.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Palisades [Saint Louis County].
    • New York
      • Rockland County
      • This Palisades is located in Rockland County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockland County community of Palisades.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Palisades is located in Hamilton County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Palisades.
    • Texas
      • Randall County
      • This Palisades is located in Randall County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randall County community of Palisades.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Palisades is located in Douglas County and lies 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Palisades that is located in DuPage County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Palisades.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palisades ...

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.

  • Bridgeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cache Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cache Lake is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
  • Chickasaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chickasaw is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Colonial Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Countryside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dawn Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Derby Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
  • Derby Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
  • Equestrian Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
  • Erin Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Erin Hills is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
  • Fox Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Gary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gary is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Heather Sound
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Heather Sound is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
    • Hickory Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Trail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hunters Trail is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
    • Indian Head Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Justice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kings Park is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
    • Lace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
    • Long Run Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
    • Pebble Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Sag Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sag Bridge is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Bridge
    • Spring Creek Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
    • Stonegate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stonegate is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Twin Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Creek is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Willow Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Palisades to Wheaton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,824 miles [7,763.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Palisades) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Palisades could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Palisades 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 Palisades. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7136, Longitude: -87.9337       In this case, the coordinates for Palisades have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.636 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.536 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.763 degrees.