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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wenmoth Acres:
    • 41.850306, -88.365353
    • 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 Wenmoth Acres
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wenmoth Acres ...

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.

  • Exposition View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exposition View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exposition View
    • Exposition View is located in Kane County
  • Geneva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Happy Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
    • Happy Hills is located in Kane County
  • Heaton Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Park
    • Heaton Park is located in Kane County
  • Heritage West
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage West
    • Heritage West is located in Kane County
  • Mooseheart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooseheart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooseheart
    • Mooseheart is located in Kane County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooseheart <2>
  • Native Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Native Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Native Prairie
    • Native Prairie is located in Kane County
  • Rainbow Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
    • Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
  • Randall Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randall Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Hills
    • Randall Hills is located in Kane County
  • Spring Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
    • Spring Green is located in Kane County
  • Still Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Meadows
    • Still Meadows is located in Kane County
  • Tanglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Kane County
  • Tanner Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Woods
    • Tanner Woods is located in Kane County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Wenmoth Acres and extending to:

  • Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wenmoth Acres to Springfield, with an average speed<4>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 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,835 miles [7,781.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wenmoth Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wenmoth Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenmoth Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8503, Longitude: -88.3654       In this case, the coordinates for Wenmoth Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Wenmoth Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.923 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.883 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.938 degrees.









 

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