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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 Ponds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponds 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 Ponds:
- 42.178914, -88.054243
- 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 Ponds
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Ponds is near Cook County and also McHenry 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 McHenry 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 Ponds
Communities Also Named Ponds ...
We found one communities that are also named Ponds.
Within Illinois, the name Ponds is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Ponds in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- This Ponds lies 1,298 miles [2,088.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ponds that is located in Lake County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponds ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bishops Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Deer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Echo Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Heather Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Herons Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake Zurich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Prairie Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Rambling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Ravens Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Squires
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Timber Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
How Far From Ponds 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 Ponds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponds and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ponds to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 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 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ponds) 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 Ponds 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 Ponds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1789, Longitude: -88.0542 In this case, the coordinates for Ponds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.714 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.689 degrees. |
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