Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vintage Harvest:
  • 41.592778, -88.211111
  • 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 Vintage Harvest

• 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 Vintage Harvest is near Kendall County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Vintage Harvest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vintage Harvest ...

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.

• Crystal Lawns
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
• Erin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Erin is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Grand Haven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grand Haven is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Haven
• Grand Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Harvest Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harvest Glen is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Glen
• Liberty Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Pheasant Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Prairie Ponds
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Ponds is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ponds
• Prairie Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quail Run is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Riverwalk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Riverwalk is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
  • Spangler Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
  • Squires Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Squires Mill is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
  • Sunset Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Winding Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Winding Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vintage Harvest and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Vintage Harvest to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'