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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 Sherwood Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood Oaks 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 Sherwood Oaks:
- 42.026416, -88.225354
- 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 Sherwood Oaks
- 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 Sherwood Oaks is near Kane County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Sherwood Oaks
Communities Also Named Sherwood Oaks ...
We found two communities that are also named Sherwood Oaks.
Within Illinois, the name Sherwood Oaks is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Sherwood Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood Oaks that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sherwood Oaks.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Sherwood Oaks is located in Harris County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sherwood Oaks that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sherwood Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood Oaks ...
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.
- Carpentersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Five Island Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Gilberts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hidden Hill is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hill
- Illinois Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Illinois Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Park
- Middlecreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlecreek is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecreek
- Ontarioville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ontarioville is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville
- Prince Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- River Grange Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- Sleepy Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wildrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
- Wildwood Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Valley
How Far From Sherwood Oaks 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 Sherwood Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sherwood Oaks and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sherwood Oaks to Chicago, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 625 miles [1,005.8 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherwood Oaks 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 Sherwood Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0264, Longitude: -88.2254 In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.829 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.801 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.818 degrees. |
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