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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 Rainbow Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rainbow Hills 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 Rainbow Hills:
- 41.919472, -88.370077
- 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 Rainbow Hills
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Rainbow Hills is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Rainbow Hills
Communities Also Named Rainbow Hills ...
We found three communities that are also named Rainbow Hills.
Within Illinois, the name Rainbow Hills is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Rainbow Hills is located in Jefferson County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the west of the Rainbow Hills that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rainbow Hills.
- Tennessee
- White County
- This Rainbow Hills is located in White County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rainbow Hills that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Rainbow Hills.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Rainbow Hills is located in Davis County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the west of the Rainbow Hills that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Rainbow Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rainbow Hills ...
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.
- Bonnie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Burning Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Empire Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Empire Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Far View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Far View is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Far View
- Foxfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Foxfield is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Happy Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Homeward Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Kings Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Middlecreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Redgate Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Wildrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
How Far From Rainbow Hills 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 Rainbow Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rainbow Hills and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rainbow Hills to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 630 miles [1,013.9 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rainbow Hills) 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 Rainbow Hills 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 Rainbow Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9195, Longitude: -88.3701 In this case, the coordinates for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.926 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.921 degrees. |
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