Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wesmere:
  • 41.560000, -88.224444
  • 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 Wesmere

• 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 Wesmere 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 Wesmere

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesmere ...

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.

• Crystal Lawns
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
• Erin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Erin is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Grand Prairie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Prairie is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
• Hunt Club
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hunt Club is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Liberty Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Pheasant Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pheasant Landing is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Landing
• Pleasant Knoll
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Knoll is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Knoll
• Prairie Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Prairie Trail is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Trail
• Riverwalk
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Riverwalk is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
• Spangler Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Spangler Farms is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Farms
• Squires Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Squires Mill is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Mill
• Sunset Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Will County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Sunset Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
  • Vintage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Vintage is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage
  • Vintage Harvest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Vintage Harvest is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Harvest
  • Winding Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winding Creek is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wesmere and extending to:

• Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Wesmere 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,958 miles [11,197.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,842 miles [7,792.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'