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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 Spring Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Green 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 Spring Green:
- 41.856695, -88.357575
- 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 Spring Green
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Spring Green is near DuPage County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Spring Green
Communities Also Named Spring Green ...
We found three communities that are also named Spring Green.
Within Illinois, the name Spring Green is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nebraska
- Furnas County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Furnas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Furnas County community of Spring Green.
- Rhode Island
- Kent County
- This Spring Green is located in Kent County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the east of the Spring Green that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Spring Green.
- Wisconsin
- Sauk County
- This Spring Green is located in Sauk County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Spring Green that is located in Kane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Spring Green.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Green ...
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.
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Exposition View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Exposition View is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exposition View
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
- Heaton Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heaton Park is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
- Heritage West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage West is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Marywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marywood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Mooseheart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Native Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Native Prairie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
- Pheasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rainbow Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Randall Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Randall Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
- Still Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Still Meadows is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanner Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner Woods is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods
- Wildrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildrose is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose
- Wildrose Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
How Far From Spring Green 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 Spring Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Green and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Spring Green to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spring Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Spring Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spring Green 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 Spring Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8567, Longitude: -88.3576 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.918 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.878 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.933 degrees. |
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