Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 41.509444, -88.219722
  • 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

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

Communities Also Named Vintage ...

We found one communities that are also named Vintage.

Within Illinois, the name Vintage is unique.

Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Vintage in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Lancaster County
    • This Vintage is located in Lancaster County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the east of the Vintage that is located in Will County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Vintage.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vintage ...

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.

• Birds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Birds is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
• Fox Meadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox Meadow is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
• Hunt Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunt Club is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Oak Lane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Lane is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane
• Pheasant Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Pleasant Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
• Prairie Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Riverwalk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverwalk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Rock Run Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Run Park is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Park
• Springwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Springwood is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
• Squires Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Squires Mill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Sunset Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge

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

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Vintage 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'