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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 Southgate Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park:
- 41.671389, -88.143889
- 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 Southgate Park
- 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 Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park
Communities Also Named Southgate Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Southgate Park.
Within Illinois, the name Southgate Park is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Southgate Park is located in Coffee County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Southgate Park that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Southgate Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Southgate Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km]<1> to the west of the Southgate Park that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southgate Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southgate Park ...
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.
- Champion Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Champion Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
- Cider Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cider Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
- Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossing is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
- Heritage Knolls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
- Heritage Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Place is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Hickory Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
- High Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Meadow is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
- Honeytree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honeytree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytree
- Indian Boundary
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Indian Boundary is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
- Indian Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Oaks is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Malibu Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malibu Bay is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu Bay
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Old Sawmill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Sawmill is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
- Pepper Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pepper Tree is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
- Pheasant Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
- Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plantation is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Prairie Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Quail Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
- River Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riverbend is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rivermist is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Romeoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saddle Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Sugar Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Brook is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
- Wheatland Highlands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
- Wheatland View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland View is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
- Willow Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wolf Creek Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
- Woodleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodleaf is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
How Far From Southgate Park 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 community such as Southgate Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southgate Park and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southgate Park to Joliet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 615 miles [989.7 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 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southgate Park) 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 Southgate Park 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 Southgate Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6714, Longitude: -88.1439 In this case, the coordinates for Southgate Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.879 degrees. |
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