Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sag Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sag Bridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sag Bridge

• 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 Sag Bridge:
  • 41.688365, -87.933113
  • 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 Sag Bridge

• 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since Sag Bridge is near DuPage County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for DuPage County
  • eBird sighting report for Will 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sag Bridge ...

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.

• Cache Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
  • Cache Lake is located in Cook County
• Chickasaw
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw is located in Will County
• Cinnamon Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinnamon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
  • Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
• Dawn Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
  • Dawn Wood is located in Will County
• Derby Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
  • Derby Hills is located in Will County
• Derby Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
  • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
• Equestrian Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Equestrian Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equestrian Woods
  • Equestrian Woods is located in Cook County
• Erin Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
  • Erin Hills is located in Will County
• Fox Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
  • Fox Hills is located in Cook County
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hickory Hills is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hills <2>
• Homer Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
  • Homer Glen is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
  • Homer Glen has also been known as:
  • Homer Glen village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
• Indian Head Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Park
  • Indian Head Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,680 people
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  • Lace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lace
    • Lace is located in DuPage County
  • Long Run Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Run Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
    • Long Run Creek is located in Will County
  • Meadowview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
    • Meadowview is located in Will County
  • Pebble Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Pebble Creek is located in Will County
  • Spring Creek Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
    • Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
  • Stonegate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate is located in Will County
  • Twin Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
    • Twin Creek is located in Will County
  • Twin Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Will County
  • Willow Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
    • Willow Springs is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Springs <2>
  • Willowbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,507 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <2>

How Far From Sag Bridge 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 Sag Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sag Bridge and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sag Bridge to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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