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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 Sylvan Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sylvan Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sylvan Lake:
    • 42.243913, -88.052855
    • 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 Sylvan Lake
  • 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

Communities Also Named Sylvan Lake ...

We found eight communities that share the name Sylvan Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Sylvan Lake is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Sylvan Lake lies 1,392 miles [2,240.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Lake County.
    • Florida
      • Orange County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sylvan Lake [Orange County].
      • Seminole County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Seminole County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Michigan
      • Oakland County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the east of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Sylvan Lake [Cass County].
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Sylvan Lake [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • This Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east of the Sylvan Lake that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Sylvan Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Langlade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Sylvan Lake [Langlade County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sylvan Lake ...

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 Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
    • Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
  • Cedar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
  • Copperfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
    • Copperfield is located in Lake County
  • Diamond Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
    • Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
  • Echo Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
    • Echo Lake is located in Lake County
  • Forest Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
  • Heather Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
    • Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
  • Herons Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
    • Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Highview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
    • Highview is located in Lake County
  • Ivanhoe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
  • Lake Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Corner
    • Lake Corner is located in Lake County
  • Lake View Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
    • Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lake Zurich
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich
      • Lake Zurich is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Zurich <4>
    • Meadowridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
      • Meadowridge is located in Lake County
    • Pheasant Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
      • Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
    • Prairie Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
      • Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
    • Rambling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
      • Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
    • Thornfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
      • Thornfield is located in Lake County
    • Timber Trails
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
      • Timber Trails is located in Lake County
    • White Birch Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Birch Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
      • White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County

How Far From Sylvan Lake 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 Sylvan Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sylvan Lake and extending to:

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sylvan Lake to Waukegan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 189 miles [304.2 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 621 miles [999.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,180 miles [9,945.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvan Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 from Point A (ie- Sylvan Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2439, Longitude: -88.0529       In this case, the coordinates for Sylvan Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sylvan Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Sylvan Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.713 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.699 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.67 degrees.




 

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