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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 Six Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Corners 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 Six Corners:
    • 41.953087, -87.747281
    • 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 Six Corners
  • 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 Six Corners is near DuPage County and also Lake 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 Lake 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 Six Corners

Communities Also Named Six Corners ...

We found four communities that are also named Six Corners.

Within Illinois, the name Six Corners is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Defiance County
      • This Six Corners is located in Defiance County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Six Corners that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Defiance County community of Six Corners.
      • Summit County
      • This Six Corners is located in Summit County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east of the Six Corners that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Six Corners.
    • Oregon
      • Washington County
      • This Six Corners is located in Washington County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Six Corners that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Six Corners.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Six Corners is located in Providence County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east of the Six Corners that is located in Cook County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Six Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Corners ...

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.

  • Bricktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bricktown is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
  • California Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • California Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
  • Cedar Lawn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Edgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Galewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Galewood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
  • Grayland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Grayland is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Humboldt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Humboldt is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Humboldt Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Park
  • Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
  • Lincolnwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Martin Luther
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Martin Luther is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Portage Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Portage Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
    • Ravenswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Ravenswood Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
    • Ravenswood Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
    • Summerdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerdale is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Swedentown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Swedentown is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
    • Whiskey Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whiskey Point is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Point

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

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

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Six Corners to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Six Corners) 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 Six Corners 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 Six Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9531, Longitude: -87.7473       In this case, the coordinates for Six Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.511 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.428 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.602 degrees.