Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shell Lake Estates:
  • 41.718056, -88.188333
  • 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 Shell Lake Estates

• 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
  • Since Shell Lake Estates is near DuPage County and also Kendall 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 Kendall 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 Shell Lake Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell Lake Estates ...

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.

• Champion Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
• Cider Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cider Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
• Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crossing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
• Heatherstone
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heatherstone is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
• Heritage Knolls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
• Hickory Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• High Meadow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • High Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Indian Boundary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
• Old Sawmill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
• Pheasant Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
• Plantation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plantation is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Prairie Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • Quail Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
  • River Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • River Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverbend is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Rivermist
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Rivermist is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
  • Saddle Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Stillwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stillwater is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Wheatland Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
  • Wheatland View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wheatland View is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
  • Wolf Creek Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodlake is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Woodleaf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodleaf is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Shell Lake Estates 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 Shell Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shell Lake Estates and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shell Lake Estates to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 154 miles [247.8 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 618 miles [994.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'