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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 Timbercrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest:
    • 41.859750, -88.463689
    • 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 Timbercrest
  • 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 Timbercrest is near DeKalb County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Timbercrest

Communities Also Named Timbercrest ...

We found eight communities that are also named Timbercrest.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Timbercrest.

Beyond Illinois, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Cook County
      • 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 Illinois community of Timbercrest [Cook County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Jefferson County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the south of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Timbercrest.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Gwinnett County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Timbercrest.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Allen County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Timbercrest.
      • Cass County
      • 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 Indiana community of Timbercrest [Cass County].
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Orange County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Timbercrest.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Hamblen County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Timbercrest.
      • Knox County
      • This Timbercrest is located in Knox County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the south southeast of the Timbercrest that is located in Kane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Timbercrest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timbercrest ...

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.

  • Blackberry Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Blackberry Woods is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry Woods
  • Bonnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonnie is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
    • Bonnie has also been known as:
    • Bonnie Valley
  • Burning Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burning Tree is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
  • Empire Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Empire Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Hills
  • Foxfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Foxfield is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Happy Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Happy Hills is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
  • Heaton Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Heaton Park is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
  • Heritage West
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Heritage West is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
  • High Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Indian Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Kaneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Kings Mill is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mary Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mary Meadows is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Meadows
    • Native Prairie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Native Prairie is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
    • Rainbow Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
    • Randall Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Randall Hills is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
    • Spring Green
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Green is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
    • Still Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Still Meadows is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
    • Sugar Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tanglewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanner Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanner Woods is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods

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

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

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Timbercrest 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 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 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Timbercrest 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timbercrest) 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 Timbercrest 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 Timbercrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8597, Longitude: -88.4637       In this case, the coordinates for Timbercrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.989 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.959 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.984 degrees.