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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 Third Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Third 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 Third Lake:
    • 42.370921, -88.011663
    • 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 Third 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 Third Lake ...

We found one communities that share the name Third Lake.

Within Illinois, the name Third Lake is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Third Lake in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Third Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Third 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.

  • Bushs Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
    • Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
  • Gages Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
    • Gages Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <3>
  • Grayslake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
    • Grayslake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <3>
  • Harris Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Harris Corners is located in Lake County
  • Idlewild
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
    • Idlewild is located in Lake County
  • Lake Villa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
    • Lake Villa is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
  • Long Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Lake County
  • Old Mill Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
    • Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <3>
  • Round Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <3>
  • Round Lake Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
    • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <3>
  • Round Lake Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Heights
    • Round Lake Heights is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Heights <3>
  • Venetian Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
    • Venetian Village is located in Lake County
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lake County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Third Lake and extending to:

  • Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Third Lake to Waukegan, with an average speed<5> 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 198 miles [318.7 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 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 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 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Third 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>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Third 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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Third Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Third Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3709, Longitude: -88.0117       In this case, the coordinates for Third Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Third 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 314.685 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.685 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.612 degrees.




 

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