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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 Scraper - Moecherville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scraper - Moecherville 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 Scraper - Moecherville:
- 41.746418, -88.280903
- 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 Scraper - Moecherville
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Scraper - Moecherville is near DuPage County and also Will County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Scraper - Moecherville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scraper - Moecherville ...
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.
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boulder Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Champion Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Champion Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
- Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crossing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
- Exposition View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exposition View is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exposition View
- Heatherstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heatherstone is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Marywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marywood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Randall Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Randall Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
- South Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Wheatland Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
- Wheatland View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheatland View is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlake is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Scraper - Moecherville 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 Scraper - Moecherville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Scraper - Moecherville and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Scraper - Moecherville to Geneva, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scraper - Moecherville) 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 Scraper - Moecherville 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 Scraper - Moecherville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7464, Longitude: -88.2809 In this case, the coordinates for Scraper - Moecherville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.867 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.926 degrees. |
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