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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 Tinley Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tinley Park 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 Tinley Park:
    • 41.566840, -87.805302
    • 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 Tinley Park
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tinley Park ...

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.

  • Alpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Cook County
  • Derby Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
    • Derby Hills is located in Will County
  • Derby Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Meadows
    • Derby Meadows is located in Will County
  • Doctor Parker Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Parker Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Parker Place
    • Doctor Parker Place is located in Will County
  • Flossmoor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flossmoor
    • Flossmoor is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flossmoor <2>
  • Homer Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <2>
  • Homewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnwood Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnwood Hills
    • Lincolnwood Hills is located in Will County
  • Marley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
    • Marley is located in Will County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview is located in Will County
    • Robbins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rolling Glen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Glen
      • Rolling Glen is located in Will County
    • Spaniel Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaniel Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaniel Woods
      • Spaniel Woods is located in Will County
    • Spring Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Will County
    • Twin Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Will County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tinley Park and extending to:

  • Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tinley Park to Chicago, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tinley Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tinley Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5668, Longitude: -87.8053       In this case, the coordinates for Tinley Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tinley Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.551 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.419 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.742 degrees.