Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rawson Bridge:
  • 42.242246, -88.215083
  • 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 Rawson Bridge

• 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McHenry County
  • Since Rawson Bridge is near Lake County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Rawson Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rawson Bridge ...

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.

• Cuba
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cuba is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Ferndale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ferndale is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
• Fox River Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fox River Grove is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox River Grove <1>
• Holiday Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
• Island Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Island Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
• Prairie Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
• Silver Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Silver Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Ski Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ski Hill is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ski Hill
• Tower Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
• Trout Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
• Williams Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Williams Park is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Park

How Far From Rawson Bridge 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 Rawson Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rawson Bridge and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rawson Bridge to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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 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 629 miles [1,012.3 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 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'