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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 Shenandoah, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shenandoah and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Shenandoah:
    • 41.644167, -88.249444
    • 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 Shenandoah
  • 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

Communities Also Named Shenandoah ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Shenandoah.

Within Illinois, the name Shenandoah is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Arapahoe County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the west of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Shenandoah.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Shenandoah is located in New Castle County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the east of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Shenandoah.
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Shenandoah.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Columbia County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Shenandoah.
      • Coweta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Shenandoah [Coweta County].
      • DeKalb County
      • This Shenandoah is located in DeKalb County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the south southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Shenandoah.
    • Iowa
      • Page County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Page County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the west of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Shenandoah.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 791 miles [1,273 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Shenandoah.
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Shenandoah is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the south southwest of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Shenandoah.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Dutchess County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the east of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Shenandoah.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Cumberland County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Shenandoah.
    • Ohio
      • Richland County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Richland County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Shenandoah.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Schuylkill County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the east of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Shenandoah.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Bradley County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Shenandoah.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Shenandoah.
    • Virginia
      • Hopewell City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Shenandoah [Hopewell City].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Shenandoah.
      • Page County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Page County and lies 553 miles [890 km] to the east southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Shenandoah.
      • Prince William County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Prince William County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the east southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Shenandoah.
      • Stafford County
      • This Shenandoah is located in Stafford County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east southeast of the Shenandoah that is located in Will County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Shenandoah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shenandoah ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
    • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Harvest Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
    • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
  • Heritage Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
    • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
  • High Meadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
    • High Meadow is located in Will County
  • Liberty Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
  • Normantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normantown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
    • Plantation is located in Will County
  • Prairie Ponds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ponds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
    • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quail Run is located in Will County
  • Spangler Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spangler Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
    • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
  • Wheatland Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
    • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
  • Wheatland Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
    • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
  • Wolf Creek Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
    • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County

How Far From Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shenandoah and extending to:

  • Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shenandoah to Joliet, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 619 miles [996.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,216 miles [10,003.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shenandoah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shenandoah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shenandoah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6442, Longitude: -88.2494       In this case, the coordinates for Shenandoah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Shenandoah could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Shenandoah to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.846 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.766 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.939 degrees.




 

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