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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 Rambling Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rambling 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 Rambling Hills:
- 42.218635, -88.032021
- 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 Rambling 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Rambling Hills 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 Rambling Hills
Communities Also Named Rambling Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Rambling Hills.
Within Illinois, the name Rambling Hills is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Rambling Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Rambling Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rambling Hills that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Rambling Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rambling 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.
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Beaver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bishops Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Copperfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Diamond Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Echo Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echo Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Heather Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Herons Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Highview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Lake View Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
- Lake Zurich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Grove Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Pheasant Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Ponds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ponds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds
- Prairie Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Quentin Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Tall Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- Thornfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thornfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Timber Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- White Birch Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
How Far From Rambling Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rambling Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rambling Hills and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rambling Hills 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 four to five hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 188 miles [302.6 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 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rambling 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 Rambling 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 Rambling Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2186, Longitude: -88.0320 In this case, the coordinates for Rambling Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.699 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.68 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.667 degrees. |
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