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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 Plattville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plattville 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 Plattville:
    • 41.533483, -88.385187
    • 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 Plattville
  • 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 Plattville is near Grundy County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Will 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 Plattville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plattville ...

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.

  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Central is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Countryside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Countryside is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Fox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Hunt Club
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hunt Club is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Kentland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kentland is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
  • Knob Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Hill is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Liberty Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
  • Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Pavillion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pavillion is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
  • Pheasant Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
  • Prairie Trail
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
  • Sand Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sunset Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Vintage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Vintage is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
    • Vintage Harvest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
    • White Willow ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • White Willow is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Plattville and extending to:

  • Yorkville, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plattville to Yorkville, with an average speed<2> 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 137 miles [220.5 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 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- Plattville) 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 Plattville 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 Plattville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5335, Longitude: -88.3852       In this case, the coordinates for Plattville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.936 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.853 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.037 degrees.