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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 South Lockport, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Lockport 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 South Lockport:
- 41.573087, -88.054503
- 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 South Lockport
- 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 South Lockport is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 South Lockport
Communities Also Named South Lockport ...
We found one communities that are also named South Lockport.
Within Illinois, the name South Lockport is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named South Lockport in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Niagara County
- This South Lockport is located in Niagara County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Lockport that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of South Lockport.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Lockport ...
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.
- Broken Arrow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broken Arrow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
- Cherry Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cinnamon Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Crest Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
- Grand Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Haven is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Michigan Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Michigan Beach is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
- Pine Needle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Needle is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
- Rockdale Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale Junction is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale Junction
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Romeo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Romeo is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Shady Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Hollow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Thunder Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thunder Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunder Ridge
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From South Lockport 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 South Lockport to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Lockport and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from South Lockport to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 608 miles [978.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Lockport) 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 South Lockport 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 South Lockport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5731, Longitude: -88.0545 In this case, the coordinates for South Lockport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.716 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.608 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.863 degrees. |
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