Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Skokie:
  • 42.035889, -87.740188
  • 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 Skokie

• 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since Skokie is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skokie ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Birchwood is located in Cook County
• California Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
  • California Park is located in Cook County
• Cedar Lawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
• Driftwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Driftwood is located in Cook County
• Edgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Cook County
• Edison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Edison is located in Cook County
• Glenview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Glenview is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenview <2>
• Golf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf
  • Golf is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golf <2>
• Grayland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayland
  • Grayland is located in Cook County
• Gross Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gross Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point
  • Gross Point is located in Cook County
• Lakeview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Cook County
• Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
  • Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
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  • Lincolnwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood
    • Lincolnwood is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnwood <2>
  • Martin Luther
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Luther
    • Martin Luther is located in Cook County
  • Park Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
    • Park Ridge is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Ridge <2>
  • Portage Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Park
    • Portage Park is located in Cook County
  • Ravenswood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Ravenswood is located in Cook County
  • Ravenswood Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
    • Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
  • Ravenswood Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
    • Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
  • Rogers Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
    • Rogers Park is located in Cook County
  • Royal Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
    • Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
  • Six Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners
    • Six Corners is located in Cook County
  • Summerdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Cook County
  • Sun Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Ridge
    • Sun Ridge is located in Cook County
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Cook County
  • Sunset Court
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Court
    • Sunset Court is located in Cook County
  • Swedentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedentown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown
    • Swedentown is located in Cook County
  • Willow Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
    • Willow Cove is located in Cook County
  • Willow Wood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
    • Willow Wood is located in Cook County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Skokie and extending to:

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Skokie to Chicago, with an average speed<4> 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 184 miles [296.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Skokie: www.skokie.com/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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