Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Saint Anne Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Anne Woods and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Anne Woods

• 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 Saint Anne Woods:
  • 41.037533, -87.625034
  • 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 Saint Anne Woods

• 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 Kankakee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kankakee County
  • Since Saint Anne Woods is near Iroquois County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iroquois County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Saint Anne Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Anne Woods ...

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.

• Aroma Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <1>
• Beaverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beaverville is located in Iroquois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverville <1>
• Donovan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Donovan is located in Iroquois County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <1>
• Garden of Eden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Garden of Eden is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Eden
• Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
• Leesville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Leesville is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Log Cabin Camp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Log Cabin Camp is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Camp
• River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • River is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
• Shadow Lawn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shadow Lawn is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lawn
• Sugar Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Island

How Far From Saint Anne Woods 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 Saint Anne Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Saint Anne Woods and extending to:

• Kankakee, which is the Seat of Kankakee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Anne Woods to Kankakee, 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 137 miles [220.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'