Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Samuel A Rothermel Houses, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Samuel A Rothermel Houses and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Samuel A Rothermel Houses
- 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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses:
- 41.886420, -87.799781
- 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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses
- 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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses 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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses ...
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.
- Clyde
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <2>
- Forest View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Forest View is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest View <2>
- Galewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Grayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Hillside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Hillside is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <2>
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Humboldt Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
- Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
- Lyons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Maplewood Courts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Courts
- Maplewood Courts is located in Cook County
- Martin Luther
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
- Martin Luther is located in Cook County
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- Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Maywood is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood <2>
- Portage Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
- Portage Park is located in Cook County
- Six Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
- Six Corners is located in Cook County
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Cook County
- Stone Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
- Stone Park is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Park <2>
- Whiskey Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point
- Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
- Maywood
How Far From Samuel A Rothermel Houses 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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Samuel A Rothermel Houses and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the East.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 174 miles [280 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Samuel A Rothermel Houses to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 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 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Samuel A Rothermel Houses. 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Samuel A Rothermel Houses) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Samuel A Rothermel Houses. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8864, Longitude: -87.7998 In this case, the coordinates for Samuel A Rothermel Houses have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Samuel A Rothermel Houses 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 314.547 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.459 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.647 degrees. |