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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 Pepper Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pepper Tree 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 Pepper Tree:
    • 41.688333, -88.121389
    • 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 Pepper Tree
  • 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 Pepper Tree is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Pepper Tree

Communities Also Named Pepper Tree ...

We found one communities that are also named Pepper Tree.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Pepper Tree.

Beyond Illinois.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Cook County
      • This Pepper Tree is located in Cook County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north of the Pepper Tree that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Pepper Tree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pepper Tree ...

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.

  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Cider Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cider Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
  • Heritage Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
  • Heritage Knolls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
  • Hickory Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
  • Home Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Home Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
  • Honeytree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Honeytree is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
  • Hunters Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Trail is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
  • Indian Boundary
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
  • Indian Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Old Sawmill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
  • Pheasant Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Prairie Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
    • Quail Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Quail Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
    • River Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • River Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
    • Riverbend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverbend is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
    • Rivermist
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rivermist is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
    • Sugar Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sugar Brook is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
    • Walnut Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Walnut Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Woods is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Woods
    • Willow Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Woodleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodleaf is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pepper Tree to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 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 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,948 miles [11,181.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Pepper Tree) 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 Pepper Tree 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 Pepper Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6883, Longitude: -88.1214       In this case, the coordinates for Pepper Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.761 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.675 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.863 degrees.