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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 Southbridge Commons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southbridge Commons 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 Southbridge Commons:
- 42.114444, -87.835000
- 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 Southbridge Commons
- 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 Southbridge Commons is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake 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 Southbridge Commons
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southbridge Commons ...
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.
- Ancient Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ancient Tree is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Tree
- Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrowhead is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Birch Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birch Pond is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Pond
- Buttonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buttonwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwood
- Cobblewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cobblewood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblewood
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Covenant Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Covenant Village is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
- Cozy Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cozy Corner is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Fair Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fair Meadows is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Meadows
- Fox Hedge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Hedge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hedge
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Heathercrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heathercrest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathercrest
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Indian Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Lee Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lee Woods is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Woods
- Mallard Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mallard Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Creek
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Meadow Green
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Green is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green
- Pheasant Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pheasant Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Royal Court
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royal Court is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Court
- Royal Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Royal Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Ridge
- Solar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Solar Grove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solar Grove
- Sportmans Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sportmans Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportmans Cove
- Stonebrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonebrook is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Stonegate
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonegate is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sunset Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Fields is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Fields
- Sycamore Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sycamore Lane is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Lane
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Willow Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Cove is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cove
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
How Far From Southbridge Commons 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 Southbridge Commons to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Southbridge Commons and extending to:
- Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southbridge Commons to Chicago, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 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 11 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<3> 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).<4>
- 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).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Southbridge Commons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Southbridge Commons 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 Southbridge Commons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1144, Longitude: -87.8350 In this case, the coordinates for Southbridge Commons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.569 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.516 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.599 degrees. |
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