Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schrum:
  • 41.601146, -87.548932
  • 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 Schrum

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since Schrum is near Lake County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Schrum

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schrum ...

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.

• Dyer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dyer is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
• Gerry Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gerry Park is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry Park
• Globe
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Globe is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
• Greenwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harvey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Harvey is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <1>
• Highland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <1>
• Homewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <1>
• Honeymoon Row
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Honeymoon Row is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeymoon Row
• Indiana Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indiana Harbor is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Harbor
• Irondale ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Irondale is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
• Ivanhoe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Munster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Munster is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munster <1>

How Far From Schrum to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Schrum to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schrum to Chicago, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'