Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walnut Woods:
  • 41.721667, -88.100833
  • 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 Walnut Woods

• 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 Walnut Woods is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Walnut Woods

Communities Also Named Walnut Woods ...

We found one communities that are also named Walnut Woods.

Within Illinois, the name Walnut Woods is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Montgomery County
    • This Walnut Woods is located in Montgomery County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Walnut Woods that is located in Will County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walnut Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Woods ...

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.

• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherrywood is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Heather Sound
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heather Sound is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Sound
• Heritage Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heritage Creek is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
• Heritage Knolls
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Heritage Knolls is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Knolls
• Hickory Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Oaks
• Home Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Home Run is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Run
• Hunters Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunters Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
• Indian Boundary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Boundary is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Boundary
• Indian Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Ivanhoe
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ivanhoe is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
• Old Sawmill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Sawmill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sawmill
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Pepper Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepper Tree is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Tree
  • Prairie Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
  • Quail Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Grove
  • River Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • River Woods is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Woods
  • Rivermist
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rivermist is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
  • Sugar Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sugar Brook is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Brook
  • Walnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Willow Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Woodleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Woodleaf is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf

How Far From Walnut Woods 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 community such as Walnut Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Woods to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 613 miles [986.5 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 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'