Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thunder Ridge:
  • 41.532500, -88.001944
  • 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 Thunder Ridge

• 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 Thunder Ridge 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 Thunder Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thunder Ridge ...

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.

• Brisbane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brisbane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
• Broken Arrow
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Broken Arrow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
• Cherry Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherry Hill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Lincolnwood Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnwood Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood Hills
• Lockport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <1>
• Marley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Marley is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
• Michigan Beach
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Michigan Beach is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Beach
• Pine Needle
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Needle is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle
• Rolling Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
• Shady Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shady Hollow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
• Union
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Thunder Ridge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Thunder Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Thunder Ridge and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the West.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Thunder Ridge to Springfield, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 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 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 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>'