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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 Pavillion, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pavillion 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 Pavillion:
- 41.610586, -88.475073
- 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 Pavillion
- 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 Kendall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Since Pavillion is near La Salle County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Pavillion
Communities Also Named Pavillion ...
We found one communities that are also named Pavillion.
Within Illinois, the name Pavillion is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Pavillion in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wyoming
- Fremont County
- This Pavillion is located in Fremont County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pavillion that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Pavillion.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pavillion ...
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.
- Boulder Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Kentland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kentland is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Sandwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Willow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Willow is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
How Far From Pavillion 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 community such as Pavillion to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pavillion and extending to:
- Yorkville, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Pavillion to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 630 miles [1,013.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pavillion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pavillion 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 Pavillion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6106, Longitude: -88.4751 In this case, the coordinates for Pavillion have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.996 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.933 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.06 degrees. |
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