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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 Schick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schick 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 Schick:
- 41.951695, -88.164239
- 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 Schick
- 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 DuPage County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Since Schick is near Cook County and also Kane 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 Kane 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 Schick
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schick ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Five Island Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Flowerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flowerfield is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowerfield
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Geneva Road is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Road
- Jewell Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewell Road is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Road
- Middlecreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Ontarioville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Prince Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossing is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Redgate Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Saddlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddlewood is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swift is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Wildrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
How Far From Schick 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 Schick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schick and extending to:
- Wheaton, which is the Seat of DuPage County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Schick to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 621 miles [999.4 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 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Schick 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 Schick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9517, Longitude: -88.1642 In this case, the coordinates for Schick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.789 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.809 degrees. |
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