Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rollins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rollins
- 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 Rollins:
- 42.379466, -88.062859
- 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 Rollins
- 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 Rollins is near McHenry County and also Kenosha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha 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 Rollins ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Rollins.
Within Illinois, the name Rollins is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Autauga County
- This Rollins is located in Autauga County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the south of the Rollins that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Rollins.
- Chambers County
- This Rollins is located in Chambers County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km] to the south southeast of the Rollins that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Rollins.
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Rollins [Etowah County].
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Burke County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rollins [Burke County].
- Madison County
- This Rollins is located in Madison County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Rollins that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rollins.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollins ...
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.
- Fox Lake Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <5>
- Grayslake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
- Grayslake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <5>
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lake Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Long Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Loon Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Round Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <5>
- Round Lake Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
- Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
- Round Lake Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Heights
- Round Lake Heights is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Heights <5>
- Third Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <5>
- Venetian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Rollins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rollins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rollins and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rollins to Waukegan, with an average speed<6> 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 197 miles [317 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 625 miles [1,005.8 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,800 miles [7,724.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rollins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3795, Longitude: -88.0629 In this case, the coordinates for Rollins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rollins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rollins 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Rollins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.719 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.725 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.635 degrees. |