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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 Vernon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Vernon Hills:
- 42.234147, -87.960879
- 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 Vernon Hills
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Vernon Hills is near Cook County and also McHenry 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 McHenry 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 Vernon Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon Hills ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Buffalo Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bushs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Creamery Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Corners
- Deerpath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deerpath is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpath
- Diamond Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Forest Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Green Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Half Day
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Half Day is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Day
- Heather Highlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Herons Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Highview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highview is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Ivanhoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake View Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melody is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pheasant Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Prairie Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prairie View is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
- Rambling Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Riverwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tall Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tall Oaks is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Oaks
- White Birch Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
How Far From Vernon Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Vernon Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vernon Hills and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vernon Hills to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> 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 190 miles [305.8 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vernon Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Vernon Hills 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 Vernon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2341, Longitude: -87.9609 In this case, the coordinates for Vernon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.652 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.626 degrees. |
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