Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Solon Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solon Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Solon Mills
- 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 Solon Mills:
- 42.442242, -88.273423
- 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 Solon Mills
- 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 McHenry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McHenry County
- Since Solon Mills is near Lake County and also Walworth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Walworth 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 Solon Mills ...
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.
- Channel Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Fox Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Fox Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <2>
- Fox Lake Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County
- Grass Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Johnsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Johnsburg is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsburg <2>
- Kings Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Island
- Kings Island is located in Lake County
- Lake Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Lotus Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotus Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus Woods
- Lotus Woods is located in Lake County
- Powers Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Riverstream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverstream
- Riverstream is located in McHenry County
- Spring Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <2>
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- Sunnyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Sunrise Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Ridge
- Sunrise Ridge is located in McHenry County
- Twin Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Wonder Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Center
- Wonder Center is located in McHenry County
- Wonder Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <2>
- Sunnyside
How Far From Solon Mills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Solon Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Solon Mills and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of McHenry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Solon Mills to Woodstock, 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 197 miles [317 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 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 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Solon Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Solon Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Solon Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4422, Longitude: -88.2734 In this case, the coordinates for Solon Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Solon Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.859 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.894 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.723 degrees. |