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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 Riverwoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods:
- 42.172230, -87.894866
- 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 Riverwoods
- 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 Riverwoods is near Cook County and also DuPage 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 DuPage 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 Riverwoods
Communities Also Named Riverwoods ...
We found one communities that are also named Riverwoods.
Within Illinois, the name Riverwoods is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Riverwoods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Riverwoods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Riverwoods that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Riverwoods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Riverwoods ...
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 Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Birch Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Buffalo Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covenant Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Cozy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Edgewood Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Fair Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Garden Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Half Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Heathercrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Highwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Mallard Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Meadow Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Melody is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Pheasant Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Prairie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Royal Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Sanders Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Solar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Sportmans Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Stonebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonebrook is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sunset Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sycamore Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Riverwoods 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 village such as Riverwoods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Riverwoods and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Riverwoods to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 612 miles [984.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverwoods) 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 Riverwoods 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 Riverwoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1722, Longitude: -87.8949 In this case, the coordinates for Riverwoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.608 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.57 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.612 degrees. |
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