Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Shorewood Park:
  • 41.515000, -88.200278
  • 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 Shorewood Park

• 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 Shorewood Park is near Grundy County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Shorewood Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shorewood Park ...

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.

• Birds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Birds is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
• Fox Meadow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Hunt Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunt Club is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Oak Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Lane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
• Pheasant Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Pleasant Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
• Prairie Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Riverwalk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverwalk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Rock Run Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Run Park is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
• Springwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Springwood is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
• Squires Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Squires Mill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Sunset Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
• Vintage
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Vintage is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Shorewood Park to Springfield, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,843 miles [7,794.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'