Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tamarack Fairways, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tamarack Fairways and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tamarack Fairways

• 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 Tamarack Fairways:
  • 41.690278, -88.207778
  • 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 Tamarack Fairways

• 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 Tamarack Fairways is near Kendall County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Tamarack Fairways

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tamarack Fairways ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Champion Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Creek
• Cider Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cider Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cider Creek
• Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossing
• Heatherstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heatherstone is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherstone
• Heritage Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Hickory Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• High Meadow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • High Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadow
• Hunters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Indian Boundary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
• Normantown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Normantown is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
• Old Sawmill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
• Pheasant Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pheasant Chase is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Chase
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Plantation is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Prairie Ponds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
  • Prairie Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • Riverbend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverbend is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Saddle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Saddle Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
  • Stillwater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillwater is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Wheatland Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wheatland Highlands is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Highlands
  • Wheatland Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheatland Plains is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Plains
  • Wheatland View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheatland View is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland View
  • Wolf Creek Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wolf Creek Island is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Island
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodlake is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Tamarack Fairways 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 Tamarack Fairways to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tamarack Fairways and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tamarack Fairways to Joliet, with an average speed<2> 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 151 miles [243 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 618 miles [994.6 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'