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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 Plainfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plainfield 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 Plainfield:
    • 41.627050, -88.212221
    • 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 Plainfield
  • 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 Plainfield ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Plainfield.

There is one other community in Illinois which is also named Plainfield.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Jasper County
      • This Plainfield is located in Jasper County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the south of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Plainfield.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Plainfield is located in Columbia County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Plainfield.
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Plainfield is located in Yolo County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<1> to the west of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Plainfield.
    • Connecticut
      • Windham County
      • This Plainfield is located in Windham County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Plainfield.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hillsborough County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Plainfield.
    • Georgia
      • Dodge County
      • This Plainfield is located in Dodge County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Plainfield.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hendricks County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Plainfield.
      • LaPorte County
      • This Plainfield is located in LaPorte County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Plainfield.
    • Iowa
      • Bremer County
      • This Plainfield is located in Bremer County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Plainfield.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud 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 Kansas community of Plainfield [Cloud County].
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Plainfield is located in Wicomico County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Plainfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Plainfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Plainfield.
      • Nantucket County
      • This Plainfield is located in Nantucket County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km] to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nantucket County community of Plainfield.
      • Norfolk 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 Massachusetts community of Plainfield [Norfolk County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Plainfield is located in Livingston County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Plainfield.
    • Missouri
      • Greene 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 Plainfield [Greene County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Plainfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Plainfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Union County
      • This Plainfield is located in Union County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Plainfield.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Plainfield lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
    • Ohio
      • Coshocton County
      • This Plainfield is located in Coshocton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Plainfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Plainfield lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Plainfield is located in Cumberland County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Plainfield.
      • York County
      • This Plainfield is located in York County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km] to the east of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Plainfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Plainfield is located in Blount County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Plainfield.
    • Vermont
      • Washington County
      • This Plainfield is located in Washington County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plainfield.
    • West Virginia
      • Marshall 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 West Virginia community of Plainfield [Marshall County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Waushara County
      • This Plainfield is located in Waushara County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Plainfield that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waushara County community of Plainfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plainfield ...

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.

  • Champion Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
    • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Harvest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
    • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
  • Heritage Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
  • High Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
    • High Meadow is located in Will County
  • Liberty Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
  • Normantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Will County
  • Prairie Ponds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
    • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
  • Quail Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quail Run is located in Will County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spangler Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
      • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
    • Vintage Harvest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
      • Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
    • Wheatland Highlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
      • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
    • Wheatland Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
      • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
    • Winding Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
      • Winding Creek is located in Will County
    • Wolf Creek Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
      • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County

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

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

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plainfield to Joliet, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 147 miles [236.6 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 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

The official website for Plainfield: www.plainfield-il.org/

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plainfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6270, Longitude: -88.2122    
<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 Plainfield 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>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.
<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 Plainfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.821 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.735 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.925 degrees.




 

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