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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Riverwoods
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Riverwoods ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Florida
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Birch Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Buffalo Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <3>
- Covenant Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Cozy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Edgewood Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Grove
- Edgewood Grove is located in Cook County
- Everett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fair Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Garden Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
- Garden Court is located in Cook County
- Half Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Heathercrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathercrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
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- Highwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <3>
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mallard Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Meadow Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pheasant Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Prairie View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Regency Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Place
- Regency Place is located in Cook County
- Royal Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Sanders Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Crossing
- Sanders Crossing is located in Cook County
- Sanders Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Prairie
- Sanders Prairie is located in Cook County
- Solar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Sportmans Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sportmans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Stonebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonebrook is located in Cook County
- Stonegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Sunset Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Sycamore Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Thorn Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Highwood
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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Riverwoods: www.riverwoods-il.net/
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverwoods) to Point B.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). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.612 degrees. |