Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Park City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Park City
- 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 Park City:
- 42.352069, -87.891565
- 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 Park City
- 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 Park City is near Kenosha County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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
Communities Also Named Park City ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Park City.
Within Illinois, the name Park City is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Jackson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Park City.
- Park County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Park City [Park County].
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Park City [Broward County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Park City is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Park City that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Park City.
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park City that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Park City.
- Stillwater County
- This Park City is located in Stillwater County and lies 1,065 miles [1,714 km] to the west northwest of the Park City that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stillwater County community of Park City.
- Yellowstone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Park City [Yellowstone County].
- New Mexico
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Park City is located in Knox County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Park City that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Park City.
- Lincoln County
- This Park City is located in Lincoln County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the south of the Park City that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Park City.
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Park City ...
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.
- Bushs Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Creamery Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creamery Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Corners
- Creamery Corners is located in Lake County
- Dunes Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Park
- Dunes Park is located in Lake County
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Great Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Lakes
- Great Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Lakes <5>
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Oaks <5>
- Harris Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lake Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
- Lake Bluff is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bluff <5>
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libertyville <5>
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Old Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
- Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <5>
- Third Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Bluff
How Far From Park City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Park City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Park City and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Park City to Springfield, with an average speed<6>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 616 miles [991.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,169 miles [9,928 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Park City. 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> | 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- Park City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3521, Longitude: -87.8916 In this case, the coordinates for Park City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Park City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Park City 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Park City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.605 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.591 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.557 degrees. |