Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Picardy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Picardy and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Picardy

• 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 Picardy:
  • 41.564167, -88.156111
  • 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 Picardy

• 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 Picardy is near Cook County and also Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Picardy

Communities Also Named Picardy ...

We found one communities that are also named Picardy.

Within Illinois, the name Picardy is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Picardy in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Allegany County
    • This Picardy is located in Allegany County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Picardy that is located in Will County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Picardy.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Picardy ...

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.

• Crystal Lawns
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
• Erin
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Erin is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Fox Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Grand Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Haven is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
• Grand Prairie
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Pheasant Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Pleasant Knoll
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
• Prairie Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Riverwalk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverwalk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Rockdale Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
• Squires Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Squires Mill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
• Sunset Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
• Winding Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Winding Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Picardy to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'