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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 Rockefeller, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rockefeller 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 Rockefeller:
- 42.268634, -87.998688
- 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 Rockefeller
- 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 Rockefeller 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 Rockefeller
Communities Also Named Rockefeller ...
We found one communities that are also named Rockefeller.
Within Illinois, the name Rockefeller is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Rockefeller in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Rockefeller is located in Weber County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west of the Rockefeller that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Rockefeller.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rockefeller ...
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.
- Bushs Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Diamond Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Highview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Indian Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Ivanhoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Lake View Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
- Libertyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pheasant Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Rambling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- White Birch Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
How Far From Rockefeller 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 Rockefeller to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rockefeller and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rockefeller to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 192 miles [309 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 619 miles [996.2 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 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 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 '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- Rockefeller) 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 Rockefeller 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 Rockefeller. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2686, Longitude: -87.9987 In this case, the coordinates for Rockefeller have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.677 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.662 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.635 degrees. |
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