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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 Wells Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wells Corners 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 Wells Corners:
- 42.309467, -87.892573
- 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 Wells Corners
- 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 Wells Corners is near Cook County and also Kenosha 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 Kenosha 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 Wells Corners
Communities Also Named Wells Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Wells Corners.
Within Illinois, the name Wells Corners is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Wells Corners in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Wells Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wells Corners ...
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.
- Bushs Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bushs Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushs Corners
- Creamery Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creamery Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery Corners
- Deerpath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deerpath is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpath
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Five Points is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gages Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Great Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harris Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Idlewild
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Melody is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Wells Corners 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 Wells Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wells Corners and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 197 miles [317 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wells Corners to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 615 miles [989.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,171 miles [9,931.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wells Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wells Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Wells Corners 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 Wells Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3095, Longitude: -87.8926 In this case, the coordinates for Wells Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.57 degrees. |
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