Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Edgewater:
  • 41.982810, -87.673946
  • 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 West Edgewater

• 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
  • Since West Edgewater is near Lake County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 West Edgewater

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Edgewater ...

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.

• Birchwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Birchwood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
• California Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • California Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Park
• Cedar Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
• Edgewater
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Edgewater is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Lincoln Square ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Square is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Square
• Ravenswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ravenswood is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
• Ravenswood Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ravenswood Gardens is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Gardens
• Ravenswood Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ravenswood Place is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Place
• Rogers Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rogers Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
• Summerdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Summerdale is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Swedentown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Swedentown is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedentown

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

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

• Chicago, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from West Edgewater to Springfield, with an average speed<2>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'