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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 Prestonfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prestonfield 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 Prestonfield:
- 42.163914, -88.040908
- 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 Prestonfield
- 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 Prestonfield is near Cook County and also Kane 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 Kane 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 Prestonfield
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prestonfield ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bishops Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Deer Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Chase is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Chase
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Herons Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Long Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Park Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pepper Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pepper Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Ravens Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Squires
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Staples Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Staples Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Corner
- Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
How Far From Prestonfield 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 Prestonfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Prestonfield and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Prestonfield 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 184 miles [296.1 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 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<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 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prestonfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Prestonfield 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 Prestonfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1639, Longitude: -88.0409 In this case, the coordinates for Prestonfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.687 degrees. |
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