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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 Raynor Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raynor Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Raynor Park:
    • 41.551142, -88.094504
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Raynor Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Raynor Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Raynor Park.

Within Illinois, the name Raynor Park is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Raynor Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Santa Clara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Raynor Park [Santa Clara County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raynor Park ...

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.

  • Broken Arrow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broken Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
    • Broken Arrow is located in Will County
  • Cherry Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
  • Crest Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
    • Crest Hill is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <3>
  • Crystal Lawns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
  • Erin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Will County
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Will County
  • Fox Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
    • Fox Meadow is located in Will County
  • Grand Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
    • Grand Haven is located in Will County
  • Grand Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
    • Grand Prairie is located in Will County
  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Michigan Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
    • Michigan Beach is located in Will County
  • Pine Needle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
    • Pine Needle is located in Will County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Knoll
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
      • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
    • Rockdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • Rockdale Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
      • Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
    • Springwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
      • Springwood is located in Will County
    • Squires Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
      • Squires Mill is located in Will County
    • Sunset Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
      • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
    • Thunder Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
      • Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
    • Winding Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winding Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek
      • Winding Creek is located in Will County

How Far From Raynor Park 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 Raynor Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Raynor Park and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 146 miles [235 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Raynor Park to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raynor Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Raynor Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Raynor Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raynor Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5511, Longitude: -88.0945       In this case, the coordinates for Raynor Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Raynor Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.743 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.635 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.889 degrees.




 

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