Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Prairie Ponds:
  • 41.640278, -88.245833
  • 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 Prairie 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Since Prairie Ponds is near Kendall County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Prairie Ponds

Curious and Interesting Names Near Prairie 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.

• Champion Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
• Harvest Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
• Heritage Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• High Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
• Liberty Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Normantown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
• Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
• Quail Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quail Run is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Spangler Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
• Vintage Harvest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
• Wheatland Highlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
• Wheatland Plains
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
• Wolf Creek Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prairie Ponds 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 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 619 miles [996.2 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 6,216 miles [10,003.7 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>'