Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wadsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wadsworth and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wadsworth
- 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 Wadsworth:
- 42.423416, -87.900446
- 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 Wadsworth
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Wadsworth is near Kenosha County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Wadsworth ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Wadsworth.
Within Illinois, the name Wadsworth is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Wadsworth [Ellis County].
- Leavenworth County
- This Wadsworth is located in Leavenworth County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wadsworth that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Wadsworth.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Wadsworth is located in Butler County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Wadsworth.
- Philadelphia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Wadsworth [Philadelphia County].
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wadsworth ...
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.
- Carol Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carol Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carol Beach
- Carol Beach is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Dunes Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Park
- Dunes Park is located in Lake County
- Gages Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gages Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gages Lake
- Gages Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gages Lake <4>
- Harris Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Hickory Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Old Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Creek
- Old Mill Creek is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Mill Creek <4>
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Third Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Lake
- Third Lake is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Third Lake <4>
- Timber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Venetian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venetian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Zion is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <4>
How Far From Wadsworth to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Wadsworth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wadsworth and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wadsworth to Springfield, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wadsworth: www.villageofwadsworth.org/
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wadsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wadsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4234, Longitude: -87.9004 In this case, the coordinates for Wadsworth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Wadsworth 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Wadsworth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.61 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.607 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.541 degrees. |